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This page was last substantively updated or reviewed Sept 2022. (Rev. # 82669)

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of British Columbia

17 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and of the Supreme Court of British Columbia are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of British Columbia, $371,400;

(b) the 12 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 17; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 6, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 4; 1990, c. 16, s. 15; 2001, c. 7, s. 9; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 205; 2021, c. 23, s. 256; 2022, c. 10, s. 346.

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Current Justices

British Columbia Pop. (2021): 5.1 million

#	Name	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position	Other Details
1	Robert J. Bauman [1]	February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009 (Judge) June 16, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (CJ)	Chief Justice of BCSC (September 9, 2009 to June 16, 2013) Supreme Court (June 20, 1996 to February 20, 2008) Bull, Housser & Tupper (1982 to 1996) Wilson, Bauman (1977 to 1981) Wilson, King &Co (1974 to 1977) Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions
2	David C. Harris [2]	April 10, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Supreme Court (March 19, 2010 to April 5, 2012) Hunter Litigation Chambers Berardino & Harris Russell & Dumoulin Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions
3	Peter M. Willcock [3]	June 7, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Supreme Court (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013) Harper Grey LLP Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions
4	Lauri Ann Fenlon [4]	June 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Supreme Court (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015) Fasken Martineau (1997 to 2015) Russell and DuMoulin (1985 to 1992) Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
5	Gregory James Fitch	September 1, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Supreme Court (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions
6	John James Lyon Hunter [5]	April 12, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Hunter Litigation Chambers Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions
7	Susan A. Griffin [6]	February 7, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Supreme Court (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018) Private practice Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
8	Patrice Abrioux [7] [8]	March 8, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Supreme Court (2011 to 2019) Quinlan Abrioux law firm Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions
9	Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten [9]	May 6, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Supreme Court (2016 to 2019) Assistant Deputy Attorney General (2012 to 2016) PPSC Crown (1994 to 2012) Called to bar (~1992)	Published criminal decisions
10	Peter G. Voith [10] [11]	September 2, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Supreme Court Hunter Litigation Chambers Hunter Voith (2002 to 2005) Davis & Company (1984 to 2002) Ladner Downs (1980 to 1982) Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions
11	Leonard Marchand [12]	March 24, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Supreme Court (June 2017 to March 2021) Provincial Court (Sept 2013 to 2017) Called to bar (1995)
12	Karen Horsman	April 20, 2022		Supreme Court (2018 to 2022) Called to bar (1994)	Judicial Questionnaire
13	Ronald A. Skolrood	October 24, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Supreme Court (June 2013 to October 2022) Called to bar (1988)

Supernumerary

Name	Duration	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Mary V. Newbury [13] [14]	September 26, 1995	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	Supreme Court (July 11, 1991 to September 26, 1995) Fraser & Beatty (1984 to 1991) Ladner Downs (1976 to 1984) Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions
Mary E. Saunders [15]	July 1, 1999	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Supreme Court (December 23, 1991 to July 1, 1999) Campney & Murphy Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions
S. David Frankel [16]	May 10, 2007 (Judge) April 1, 2019 (sup)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Supreme Court (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007) Federal Dept of Justice Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions
Harvey M. Groberman [17]	May 9, 2008 (Justice) Feb 2021 (sup)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Supreme Court (December 14, 2001 to May 8, 2008) Davis & Company (2000 to 2001) Legal Services BC Attorney General Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
Elizabeth A. Bennett [18] [19]	May 14, 2009 - February 1, 2017 (sup)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Supreme Court (August 27, 1997 to May 13, 2009) Peck, Tammen and Bennett (criminal) (1994 to 1997) Crown attorney (appeals) (1987 to 1984) UBC (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Anne W. MacKenzie	December 31, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Supreme Court (1996 to 2011) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions
Sunni Stromberg-Stein	June 7, 2013	Harper	Supreme Court (February 16, 1996 to June 6, 2013) Provincial Court (December 4, 1989 to February 16, 1996) Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions
Gail M. Dickson	September 1, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Supreme Court (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015) Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Barbara L. Fisher [20]	September 15, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Supreme Court (November 26, 2004 to September 15, 2017) Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1998 to 2004) British Columbia Treaty Commission BC Information and Privacy Commissioner General Counsel to the Ombudsman BC Davis & Company Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions
Bruce Butler [21]	August 31, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Supreme Court (2007 to 2018) Harper Grey LLP Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions
J. Christopher Grauer [22]	December 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Supreme Court (April 11, 2008 - December 2019) Dives, Grauer & Harper (1999 - 2008) Bull, Housser & Tupper Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions

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Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of British Columbia

17 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and of the Supreme Court of British Columbia are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]

(c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, $371,400 each; and

(d) the 86 other judges of the Supreme Court, $338,800 each.

R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 17; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 6, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 4; 1990, c. 16, s. 15; 2001, c. 7, s. 9; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 205; 2021, c. 23, s. 256; 2022, c. 10, s. 346.

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Current Justices

See also: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Previous Justices)

(Full complement of 90)[23]

Name	District	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson [24]	N/A	8 November 2013 (CJ) 2007 (Judge)	Harper / MacKay (CPC) (CJ) Harper (Judge)	Court of Appeal (2010 to 2013) Supreme Court (2007 to 2010) Harper Grey (1976 to 2007) Called to bar (~1976)	Published criminal decisions (~14) (as of the end of 2020)
Associate Chief Justice Heather J. Holmes [25] [26]	Vancouver	March 21, 2001 (Judge) June 22, 2018 (ACJ)	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) (Judge) J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) (ACJ)	McCarthy, Tétrault Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~165)
T. Mark McEwan [27]	Nelson	August 7, 1996	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	McEwan, Harrison & Co. (1979 to 1996) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~112)
David M. Masuhara [28] [29]	Vancouver	October 11, 2002	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	BC Gas Utility Company Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Brenda J. Brown [30]	New Westminster	April 18, 2002	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Davis & Company (1995 to 2002) Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~56)
Lance W. Bernard [31]	New Westminster	July 24, 2003	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Crown attorney Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~52)
J. Miriam Gropper [32]	Vancouver	April 14, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Black, Gropper and Company Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~49)
Joel R. Groves [33]	Vancouver	May 19, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Supreme court Master (2000 to 2005) Gillespie Renkema Barnett Broadway (family) UBC grad	Published criminal decisions (~4) [34]
Nathan H. Smith	Vancouver	May 19, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~21)
Elliott M. Myers [35]	Vancouver	November 22, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Bull Housser Tupper Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~32)
Geoffrey R. J. Gaul [36]	Victoria	January 31, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~38)
J. Christopher Grauer [37]	Vancouver	April 11, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Dives, Grauer & Harper Bull, Housser & Tupper, Barristers (1981 to 1999) Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~22)
D. Jane Dardi [38]	Vancouver	June 18, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Private practice (etates) Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Kathleen M. Ker [39]	New Westminster	June 18, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney private practice Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~33)
Paul W. Walker [40]	Vancouver	June 18, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Guild Yule LLP Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Neill Brown [41]	Chilliwack	July 30, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Sole practitioner (1998 to 2008) Linley Duignan (1978 to 1998) Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions (~52)
Elaine J. Adair [42]	Vancouver	November 28, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	McCarthy Tétrault LLP (1982 to 2008) Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~14)
Frits E. Verhoeven [43]	New Westminster	January 22, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Edwards, Kenny and Bray, LLP (1983 to 2009) Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~68)
John S. Harvey [44]	New Westminster	January 22, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Herman & Harvey (1991 to 2009) Boughton Peterson Yang and Anderson (1990 to 1991) Braidwood and Company (1978 to 1989) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Robert J. Sewell [45]	Vancouver	January 22, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	McCarthy Tétrault (1989 to 2009) Shrum, Liddle and Hebenton (1972 to 1989) Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Terence A. Schultes [46]	Vancouver	May 14, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~116)
Robert D. Punnett [47]	Victoria	June 19, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Private practice Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~28)
Gregory T.W. Bowden [48] [49]	Vancouver	October 2, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court Judge (2004 to 2009) Private practice (tax) Called to bar (1971)	Published criminal decisions (~29)
Brian D. MacKenzie [50]	Victoria	October 23, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (1990 to 2009) Legal Aid (criminal) Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions (~40)
Anthony Saunders [51]	New Westminster	November 26, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Guild Yule LLP Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions (~18)
S. Dev Dley [52]	Kamloops	March 19, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (June 23, 2008 to March 19, 2010) private practice Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~28)
Miriam A. Maisonville [53]	Vancouver	March 19, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney (!994 to 2010) Howard Rubin Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Shelley C. Fitzpatrick [54]	Vancouver	June 18, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Davis LLP (2001 to 2010) Campney & Murphy (1986 to 2000) Fillmore & Riley (1982 to 1985) Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~19)
Jennifer A. Power [55]	Victoria	August 6, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney (1990 to 2010) Family Maintenance Enforcement (1988 to 1989) Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~80)
Murray B. Blok [56]	New Westminster	October 28, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	registrar of the Supreme Court (2002 to 2010) Fasken Martineau (1983 to 2002) Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~50)
Jeanne E. Watchuk [57]	Vancouver	October 28, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions (~41)
Robert W. Jenkins [58]	New Westminster	December 31, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Jenkins Marzban Logan (1994 to 2011) Fasken Martineau (1986 to 1994) Campney Murphy (1983 to 1985) Buell Ellis (1972 to 1983) Called to bar (1973)	Published criminal decisions (~39)
Ronald S. Tindale [59]	Prince George	October 20, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (2010 to 2011) Dick Byl Corporation (2010 to 2005) Traxler Haines (1992 to 2005) Crown attorney (1990 to 1992) Heather Sadler Jenkins (1989 to 1990) Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~71)
D. Allan Betton [60] [61]	Kelowna	June 24, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court Judge (2007 to 2011)	Published criminal decisions (~13)
Kenneth N. Affleck [62] [63]	Vancouver	June 24, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Affleck Hira Burgoyne LLP Macaulay McColl	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Gordon C. Weatherill [64]	Vancouver	May 31, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Lawson Lundell LLP Called to bar (1981) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~40)
John J. Steeves [65]	Victoria	October 5, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Sole Practitioner (2003 to 2012) Steeves & Company (1989 to 2000) McGrady & Company (1986 to 1989) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Robin A. M. Baird [66]	Nanaimo	October 5, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court Judge (2011 to 2012) Crown Prosecutor (1990 to 1995, 2004 to 2011) Green & Claus LLP Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~38)
Gordon S. Funt [67]	Vancouver	October 5, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (1984 to 2012) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Kenneth W. Ball [68]	New Westminster	November 2, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (2003 to 2012) DuMoulin Black Brazier and Hall (1977 to 2003) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~42)
Douglas W. Thompson [69]	Nanaimo	December 13, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Hatter Thompson Shumka McDonagh Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions
Ronald A. Skolrood [70]	Vancouver	June 6, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Lawson Lundell LLP (1987 to 2013) Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Lisa A. Warren [71]	Vancouver	June 6, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy (1993 to 2007) Director of Legal Services, Health Employers Association of BC (2007 to 2013) Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions
Sheri Ann Donegan [72]	Kamloops	June 6, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (2010 to 2012) Crown Attorney (1998 to 2010) Mair Jensen Blair (1992 to 1998) Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~35)
Margot L. Fleming [73]	Vancouver	June 6, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Somers & Company (1996 to 2013) Called to bar (1996)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Gary P. Weatherill [74]	Kelowna	October 2, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Nixon Wenger Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~40)
Nigel P. Kent [75]	Vancouver	December 19, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Clark Wilson LLP Parlee McLaws Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~19)
Neena Sharma [76]	Vancouver	December 19, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Ministry of Justice Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
George Macintosh [77]	Vancouver	December 19, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP (1974 to 2013) Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions
Jennifer M.I. Duncan [78]	Vancouver	December 19, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Crown attorney Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~54) (as of the end of December 2021)
Emily M. Burke [79]	Vancouver	May 13, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Emily Burke Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Services (1995 to 2014) Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin and Lang (1986 to 1990) Lawson, Lundell, Lawson & McIntosh (1982 to 1984) Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Martha M. Devlin [80]	New Westminster	December 12, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	PPSC Crown attorney (1994 to 2014) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions
Barbara M. Young [81]	Vancouver	June 19, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Master and Registrar of Bankruptcies (2006 to 2015) Berge Horn (2003 to 2006) Kendall Penty & Company (1997 to 2003) Young Noble & Wirsig (1990 to 1997) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Catherine Murray [82]	Vancouver	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Crown Attorney (1987 to 2016) Robertson Peck (1986 to 1987) Ramsay Thompson Lampman (1985 to 1986) Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
Maria Morellato [83]	Vancouver	June 17, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Mandell Pinder LLP (2009 to 2016) Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (1989 to 2008) Industrial Relations Council Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Marguerite H. Church [84]	Prince George	June 17, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Provincial Court Judge (2011 to 2016) Cundari Seibel LLP (2003 to 2011) Rogers & Hyslop (1998 to 2002) Department of Asian Legal Studies (1991 to 1994) Rudd Watts & Stone (1988 to 1989) Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Heather MacNaughton [85]	Vancouver	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Master of Supreme Court (2011 to 2016) Heather M. MacNaughton and Associates (2010 to 2011) Chair of BC HRT (2000 to 2010) Ontario HR Board (1995 to 2000) Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw (1984 to 1995) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Michael Tammen [86]	Vancouver	June 14, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Sole practitioner (1999 to 2017) Peck and Tammen (? to 1999) Crown Attorney Robertson Peck Thompson UBC grad	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Janet Winteringham [87]	Vancouver	August 15, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Winteringham MacKay Law Corporation JJ McIntyre UBC grad (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Palbinder Kaur Shergill [88]	New Westminster	June 21, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Shergill & Company Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Andrew P. A. Mayer [89]	Vancouver	April 12, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	General Counsel with the Prince Rupert Port Authority	Published criminal decisions (~2) Judicial Questionnaire
Warren B. Milman [90][91]	Vancouver	June 14, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	McCarthy Tétrault LLP	Published criminal decisions (~1) Judicial Questionnaire
Francesca V. Marzari [92]	Vancouver	December 19, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Young Anderson Barristers and Solicitors	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Ward K. Branch [93]	Vancouver	June 8, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Branch McMaster LLP	Published criminal decisions (~2)
W. Paul Riley [94]	New Westminster	May 11, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	General Counsel with Public Prosecution Service of Canada (1997 to 2017)	Published criminal decisions (~11) Judicial Questionnaire
Carla L. Forth [95]	Vancouver	June 14, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Guild Yule LLP	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Nitya Iyer [96]	Vancouver	June 14, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Lovett Westmacott	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michael J. Brundrett [97]	Vancouver	June 21, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	British Columbia Ministry of Justice, Criminal Justice Branch Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~2) Judicial Questionnaire
E. David Crossin [98]	Vancouver	September 29, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Sugden, McFee & Roos LLP	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Bill Basran [99]	Vancouver	January 19, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Regional Director General of the Department of Justice (2007 to 2018)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Diane MacDonald [100]	Vancouver	February 7, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Counsel for B.C. Teachers’ Federation Victory Square Law Office	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Sharon Matthews [101]	Vancouver	February 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Barbara J. Norell [102]	New Westminster	February 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Harper Grey (1986 to 2018) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Wendy A. Baker [103]	Vancouver	February 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Miller Thomson LLP Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Thomas Crabtree [104]	Chilliwack	May 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Chief Judge, Provincial Court of B.C.	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Geoffrey Gomery [105]	Vancouver	June 15, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP (1992 to 2018) Davis & Company Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Christopher J. Giaschi [106]	Vancouver	August 31, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Giaschi & Margolis (1997 to 2018) McEwen Schmitt & Co Called to bar (~1988)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Veronica Jackson [107]	Vancouver	October 9, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Ministry of Attorney General BC Scurfield Tapper Cuddy Crown attorney Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Steven Wilson [108]	Kelowna	October 19, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)		Judicial Questionnaire
Dennis K. Hori [109]	Kelowna	February 8, 2019	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Fulton & Company LLP Called to bar (~1984)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Amy D. Francis [110]	Vancouver	March 8, 2019	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers LLP Called to bar (2001)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Karen F. Douglas [111]	Vancouver	March 8, 2019	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Harper Grey LLP McCarthy Tetrault Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Elizabeth McDonald	Vancouver	June 4, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
David A. Crerar	Vancouver	June 25, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Alan M. Ross	Vancouver	June 25, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Sheila Tucker	Vancouver	June 25, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Peter H. Edelmann	Vancouver	December 20, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Andrew Majawa	Vancouver	March 16, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Matthew Taylor	Vancouver	March 16, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Sandra Wilkinson	Vancouver	May 1, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
H. William Veenstra	Vancouver	June 23, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Lindsay M. Lyster [112]	Nelson	July 3, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Moore Edgar Lyster LLP (2010 to 2020) British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal UBC grad (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~4) (2021)
Simon R. Coval [113]		September 2, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jasmin Ahmad	Vancouver	September 9, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Ian Caldwell	Abbotsford	September 9, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Ardith Walkem	Chiliwack	December 14, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Simon R Coval	Vancouver	December 21, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
F. Matthew Kirchner	Vancouver	March 24, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Julianne K. Lamb [114]	New Westminster	April 27, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	UBC law prof (2014 to 2019) Guild Yule LLP Called to bar (1994) UofT grad (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lauren Blake [115]	Vancouver	April 27, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers Davis & Co. Called to bar (1996) UBC grad (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jan Brongers [116]	Vancouver	April 27, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Bruce Elwood	New Westminster	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
John Gibb-Carsley	New Westminster	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Baljinder Kaur Girn	New Westminster	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Briana Hardwick	Kelowna	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Jacqueline D. Hughes	Vancouver	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
K. Michael Stephens	Vancouver	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Michael G. Thomas	Vancouver	February 7, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Bradford F. Smith [117]	Kamloops	June 1, 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Defence counsel (2013 to 2023) PPSC (X to 2013) Called to bar (2000)
Jennifer Lynn Whately [118]	Vancouver	August 14, 2023	J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib)	BC Securities Commission Called to bar (2004)
David K. Jones [119]	Vancouver	August 14, 2023	J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib)	Campney & Murphy Called to bar (1995)
Gareth Morley [120]	Victoria	August 28, 2023	J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib)	Called to bar (1999)

Supernumerary

Name	District	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Trevor C. Armstrong [121] [122]	New Westminster	October 1, 2010 (Judge) January 16, 2021 (sup)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Private Practice Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~14)
Harry A. Slade [123]	Vancouver	March 27, 2001 (judge) March 31, 2021 (sup)	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Ratcliff & Company (aboriginal) Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions (~17)
Arne H. Silverman [124] [125]	Vancouver	November 26, 2004 November 26, 2019 [126]	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	sole practitioner (criminal) Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions (~77)
Alison J. Beames [127]	Kelowna	August 7, 1996	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	Salloum, Doak Milner & Steer Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~55)
Barry Michael Davies [128]	Vancouver	January 10, 1996	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	Pushor, Mitchell, Davies, Montgomery Warren, Ladner, Berge & Co McCarthy Tétrault Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~83)
William Ehrcke [129]	Vancouver	October 28, 2003	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Crown attorney (1981 to 2003) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~170)
Robert Johnston [130] [131]	Victoria	November 26, 2004	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Cox Taylor	Published criminal decisions (~28)
Carol J. Ross [132]	Vancouver	March 21, 2001 (supernumary as of April 1, 2016)	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Hordo, Ross and Bennett Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~27)
Loryl D. Russell [133]	Vancouver	April 14, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Sole practitioner Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions
Catherine A. Wedge [134]	Vancouver	April 4, 2001	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~105)

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court

Prior to 1909, when the British Columbia Court of Appeal was established, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was considered the Chief Justice of British Columbia.

Name	Duration	Prior Position(s)
Christopher E. Hinkson [135]	2013–present
Robert James Bauman [136]	2009–2013
Donald Ian Brenner	2000–2009
Bryan Williams	1996–2000
William A. Esson	1989–1996	Appointed to BCCA
Beverley McLachlin	1988–1989
Allan McEachern (afterwards Chief Justice of BC Court of Appeal, 1988)	1979–1988
Nathaniel Nemetz (afterwards Chief Justice of BC Court of Appeal, 1979)	1973–1979
John Owen Wilson	1963-1973
Sherwood Lett (afterwards Chief Justice of BC Court of Appeal, 1963)	1955–1963
Wendell Burpee Farris (died 1955)	1942–?1955
Aulay MacAulay Morrison	1929–1942
Gordon Hunter	1902–1929
Angus John McColl	1898–1902
Theodore Davie	1895–1898
Matthew Baillie Begbie (incumbent Chief Justice of the Colony of British Columbia at the time B.C. joined Canada)	1869–1894

Previous Justices

Supreme Court of British Columbia (Previous Justices)

External links

BCPC

(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Districts

Regions Court of Justice
Fraser Region	Interior Region	Northern Region	Vacouver Region	Vancouver Island Region
Chilliwack New Westminster Abbotsford Port Coquitlam Surrey	Golden Grand Forks Invermere Kamloops Lillooet Merritt Nakusp Nelson Penticton Princeton Revelstoke Rossland Salmon Arm Sparwood Vernon Castlegar Clearwater Cranbrook Creston Fernie	Terrace Tumbler Ridge Valemount Vanderhoof Williams Lake 100 Mile House Anahim Lake Burns Lake Chetwynd Dawson Creek Fort Nelson Fort St. James Fort St. John Fraser Lake Hazelton Houston Kitimat Kwadacha MacKenzie Masset McBride Prince George Prince Rupert Queen Charlotte City Quesnel Smithers	North Vancouver Pemberton Richmond Sechelt	Campbell River Courtenay Duncan Nanaimo Port Alberni Port Hardy Western Communities

Current Justices

Office of the Chief Judge
Name	Jurisdiction	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie [137] [138] [139]	N/A	February, 2012 (judge)	Liberal	Crown Counsel Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Associate Chief Judge Susan Wishart <[140]	N/A	2009 (Judge) May 15, 2016 (ACJ)	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) (1999 to 2009)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Nancy Adams [141]	Vancouver	March 21, 2017	Liberal	Crown attorney Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~1)

Fraser

Fraser Region
Name	Jurisdiction	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Robert Hamilton (Regional Administrative Judge) [142]	South Fraser/Surrey	August 8, 2011	Liberal	Lindsay Kenney LLP Called to bar (~1992)	Published criminal decisions (~11)
Daniel Steinberg [143]		Sept 1994		Private practice (1974 to 1994)	Published criminal decisions (~30)
Therese Alexander		1996	NDP	Stone and Alexander (civil)	Published criminal decisions (~29)
Wendy Young [144]	Chilliwack	October 30, 1996	NDP	Crown counsel Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~36)
Gary I. Cohen [145]		1999	NDP	private practice (family)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Shehni Dossa [146]	Port Coquitlam	March 10, 2000	NDP	Hean Wylie & Company Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~40)
Kenneth Dennis Skilnick [147]		Jan. 22, 2003	Liberal	Community Legal Services Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Donald Gardner [148]	Abbotsford	Nov. 18, 2005	Liberal	private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~64)
Daniel Weatherly [149]	Prince George	March 24, 2005	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Paul Dohm [150]	Lower Mainland	December 2, 2005	Liberal	Crown Counsel Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~17)
Kimberley Arthur-Leung [151]	Lower Mainland	March 31, 2008	Liberal	Private practice Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~27)
Patricia Janzen [152]		February 21, 2012	Liberal	Labour Relations Board Human Rights Tribunal Canadian Human Rights Commission	Published criminal decisions (~11)
Gregory John Brown [153]	Abbotsford	February 16, 2012	Liberal	McEachern, Harris and Brown (family and civil)	Published criminal decisions
Patricia Bond [154]		February 27, 2012	Liberal	North Shore Law LLP	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Garth Smith [155] [156] [157]		December 04, 2012	Liberal	PPSC Crown Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions
Andrea Brownstone [158] [159]		December 04, 2012	Clark / Bond (Lib)	Law Society BC (2005 to 2012) Called to bar (~1979)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
James Sutherland [160] [161] [162]		December 04, 2012	Liberal	Sutherland Jette Barristers (criminal) Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~17)
Steven Point [163]	Abbotsford	February 20, 2014	Liberal	BC's Lieutenant Governor (2007 to 2012) Chief Commissioner of BC Treaty Process (2005 to 2007) Provincial Court Judge (1999 to 2005) Point and Shirley Law Firm (1986 and 1989) (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Richard Browning [164]		October 30, 2014	Liberal	Sole practitioner Called to bar (~1990)	Published criminal decisions (~29)
Edna Ritchie [165]		March 18, 2015	Liberal	Fraser and Company Hope Heinrich Called to bar (~1980)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Kathryn Ferriss [166]		July 25, 2015	Liberal	legal aid (family)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jay Solomon [167]		July 27, 2015	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Deanne Gaffar [168]		December 4, 2015	Liberal	private practice (criminal) UBC (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Alexander Wolf [169]		December 7, 2015	Liberal	Private practice (2004 to 2015) Crown attorney Dalhousie (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~34)
Eugene Jamieson [170]		February 24, 2016	Liberal	legal officer for Office of Chief Provincial Court Judge	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Robert Gunnell [171]		June 27, 2016	Liberal	Findlay Gunnell Sandor (criminal) (1998 to 2016)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Robin McQuillan [172]		August 15, 2016	Liberal	sole practitioner (family) Called to bar (~1990)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Peter La Prairie [173]		January 16, 2017	Liberal	PPSC Crown Called to bar (~1991)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Valliammai Chettiar [174]		January 24, 2017	Liberal	In-House counsel private practice	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Patricia Stark [175]		January 30, 2017	Liberal	Sole practitioner (2002 to 2017) Crown counsel (1992 to 2002)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Dawn Boblin [176]	Fraser Region	November 6, 2017	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (~1993)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Andrea Ormiston [177]		November 6, 2017	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (~2002)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Mark Jette [178]	Fraser Region	November 10, 2017	NDP	Sutherland Jetté Barristers (criminal) Called to bar (~1991)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Delaram Jahani [179]		December 12, 2017	NDP	Boyd Jahani Barristers (2003 to 2017) Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kristen Mundstock [180]	Fraser Region	March 12, 2018	NDP	Patten, MacDonald and Crabtree Queen's grad (1993)
Judge Diana Dorey [181]	Fraser Region	April 9, 2018	NDP	Dolden Wallace Folick Davis & Company Called to bar (~1991) UBC grad (1990)
Anja Brown [182]	Port Coquitlam	July 3, 2018	NDP
Trudy Macdonald [183]	Fraser Region	July 3, 2018	NDP
Judge David Albert [184]	Surrey	October 25, 2018	NDP	Private practice PPSC Crown Squamish Nation Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Georgia Docolas [185]	Surrey	October 25, 2018	NDP	Private practice Crown attorney Altman Kahn Zack Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Jennifer Lopes [186]	Surrey	October 22, 2018	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1999)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Craig Sicotte [187]	Surrey	Oct. 29, 2018	NDP	Bull, Housser & Tupper (criminal) Legal Aid Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
D. Silverman [188]	Surrey	2019	NDP	Private practice (criminal) (1993 to 2017)
T. Dion [189]	Port Coquitlam	2019	NDP
Emmet Duncan [190]	Surrey	2020	NDP
Satinder Sidhu [191]	Surrey	2020	NDP	Crown attorney Called to Bar (1996)
J. Campbell [192]	Coquitlam	2020	NDP
Andrea Davis [193]	Surrey	2020	NDP
Dunn	Fraser	July 27, 2021

Interior

Interior
Name	Jurisdiction	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Marguerite E. Shaw (Regional Admin. Judge) [194]	Kelowna	Sept. 24, 2010	Liberal		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Ellen Burdett [195]		1993 (Judge) January 31, 2019 (Snr)	NDP	Crown attorney Professor at UBC Law Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Christopher David Cleaveley [196]		Sept 1994 June 30, 2018 (snr)			Published criminal decisions (~11)
Stella Frame [197]		December 28, 2006	Liberal	Boughton Law Corporation Called to bar (1989) Victoria (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~79)
Stephen Harrison		July 9, 2007	Liberal		Published criminal decisions (~18)
Dennis Morgan [198]		November 5, 2007	Liberal	Legal Services Society (1994 to 2007)	Published criminal decisions (~32)
Roy Dickey [199]		2010	Liberal	Harrop, Phillips, Powell & Gibbons Crown Counsel (2009 to 2010)	Published criminal decisions (~12)
Grant Sheard	Cranbrook	May 17, 2010			Published criminal decisions (~2)
Mayland McKimm [200]	Vernon	July 24, 2011	Liberal	Legal Services Society McKimm & Lott Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Gregory Koturbash [201]	Penticton	February 14, 2012	Liberal	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~18)
Lisa Wyatt [202]		December 30, 2013	Liberal	Pushor Mitchell LLP (family) (1996 to 2004) Porter Ramsay Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Richard Hewson [203]		December 23, 2013	Liberal	Sole practitioner (2000 to 2013) Davidson & Co (1997 to 2000) Boulton Muldoon (1995 to 1997) Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~25)
Robert Brown		December 7, 2015	Liberal	Thompson, LeRose & Brown	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Lynal Doerksen [204]		2016	Liberal	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Cathie Heinrichs [205]		2016	Liberal	Sole practitioner (2000 to 2016) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Philip Seagram [206]		January 11, 2016	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Monica McParland [207]		August 28, 2017	Liberal	Pushor Mitchell LLP (criminal) Crown attorney PPSC Crown Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Mariane Ruth Armstrong [208]		September 6, 2017	Liberal	Crown attorney (1989 to 2017)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michelle Daneliuk [209]		September 6, 2017	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) (1995 to 2017)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Jeremy Guild [210]	Interior Region	March 12, 2018
Judge Andrew Tam [211]	Interior	April 4, 2018		Mulligan Tam Pearson (1999 to 2018) Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Raymond Phillips [212]	Kamloops	January 14, 2019	NDP	St’at’imc/ Nlaka'pamux Legal Services Society Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Clarke Burnett [213]	Kelowna	2019	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)

Northern

Northern Region
Name	Jurisdiction	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Michael Brecknell (Regional Administrative Judge)		June 9, 2000 [214]		Hope Heinrich Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~161)
Richard Blaskovits [215]		November 9, 2001 (Judge) August 31, 2018 (Snr)	Liberal	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Brian Daley [216]		2005	Liberal	Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Calvin Andrew Struyk [217]		March 20, 2008	Liberal	Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Rita Bowry [218]		January 25, 2009	Liberal	Sole practitioner (1997 to 2009) (family) Seyl & Bowry (1995 to 1997) Gibb and Syal	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Victor Galbraith [219]	Prince George	February 13, 2012	Liberal	BC Crown counsel	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Terence Wright [220]	Smithers	March 1, 2012	Liberal	Warner Bandstra Brown	Published criminal decisions (~1)
William F. M. Jackson [221] [222]		December 04, 2012	Liberal	BC Crown counsel Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Shannon Keyes [223]		February 20, 2014	Liberal	Crown counsel (2000 to 2014) Cobbett and Cotton Barristers (1994 to 2000) Rubin-Haws and Associates (1993 to 1994) Sole practitioner Rubin-Haws and Associates (1987 to 1988) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~17)
Dwight Stewart [224]		April 15, 2015	Liberal	Crown counsel (2012 to 2015) Private practice Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judith Doulis [225] [226]		December 7, 2015	Liberal	Crown Counsel Private practice Called to bar (1998)	Published criminal decisions (~36)
Susan Mengering [227]		2016	Liberal	Crown attorney Called to bar (~2001)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Karen Whonnock [228]		August 8, 2016	Liberal	of the Colville Tribal Court	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Cassandra Malfair [229]		January 9, 2017	Liberal	Crown counsel (2007 to 2017) Private practice Called to bar (~2000)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Peter Whyte [230]		December 12, 2017	Liberal	Crown attorney (2015 to 2017) PPSC Crown attorney Lake Whyte LLP Called to bar (~2006)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
George Leven [231]	Northern Region	March 27, 2018	NDP
Judge Peter McDermick [232]	Northern	April 8, 2018	NDP	Private practice (criminal) (2001 to 2018) Crown counsel (securities) Called to bar (~1997)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Linda Thomas [233]	Northern Region	July 5, 2018	NDP
David Patterson [234] [235]	Prince Rupert	August 12, 2019	NDP	MTC law (1997 to 2019) Cooper and Co (1994 to 1996) Blane & Co (1993 to 1994) Called to bar (1993) UBC grad (1992)
Darin Reeves [236]	Northern Region	2020	NDP
J. Martin Nadon [237] [238]	Prince George	2021	NDP	Crown attorney (2001 to 2021)

Vancouver

Vancouver Region
Name	Jurisdiction	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
John Milne (Regional Admin. Judge) [239]		December 20, 2002	Liberal	Buri Milne	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Jodie Werier (snr)		April 1995		Davis and Company (family) Called to bar (1980, 1983) Manitoba grad (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~13)
Rose Raven [240]	Surrey	April 19, 1996			Published criminal decisions (~13)
Harbans Dhillon		May 3, 1999	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~36)
Paul Meyers [241]		June 18, 1999		Meyers & Co. (1989 to 1999) Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions (~58)
Joanne Challenger [242]	New Westminster	November 19, 1999	NDP	Sole practitioner (1991 to 1999) Crown attorney Called to bar (~1986)	Published criminal decisions (~164)
Nancy Phillips [243]		2001		Associate Chief Justice (2009 to 2016) Crown attorney Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~35)
Malcolm MacLean [244]		September 5, 2003	Liberal	Davis and Company Crown Attorney (1982 to 1984)	Published criminal decisions (~16)
Joseph E. Galati	Vancouver	2004	UBC grad (1979)	Anderson and Galati	Published criminal decisions (~28)
Donna Senniw		March 4, 2004			Published criminal decisions (~4)
James Wingham [245]		April 30, 2004	Liberal	Wingham Kinsman Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~33)
Ellen Gordon [246]		November 5, 2004	Liberal	Gordon and Sutherland Law Offices (1998 to 2004) Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~36)
Karen Walker [247] [248]		July 29, 2005	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Gregory Rideout [249]	Lower Mainland	November 18, 2005	Liberal	Private practice Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~94)
Maria Giardini [250]		October 24, 2006	Liberal	Davis & Company (1995 to 2006)	Published criminal decisions (~120)
David St. Pierre [251]		March 27, 2009	Liberal	Cobb St. Pierre Lewis (1998 to 2009)	Published criminal decisions (~53)
Steven Merrick [252]		2010	Liberal	Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Reginald Harris [253]		February 5, 2010	Liberal	Smart, Harris & Martland (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~59)
James Bahen [254]		January 4, 2011	Liberal	Private practice (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~11)
Bonnie Craig [255] [256]		December 04, 2012	Liberal	Crown attorney Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Kathryn Denhoff [257] [258]		December 04, 2012	Liberal	Davis LLP (1994 to 2012) Called to bar (1996)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Jennifer Oulton [259] [260]		December 04, 2012	Liberal	Crown attorney Called to bar (1997)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Lyndsay Smith [261]		Jan. 6, 2014	Liberal	Sole practitioner (1998 to 2012) Crown attorney Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Laura Bakan [262]		March 18, 2015	Liberal	Guild Yule (criminal) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Danny Sudeyko [263]		July 25, 2015	Liberal	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Wilson Lee [264]		January 14, 2016	Liberal	Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Nancy Adams [265]		March 21, 2017	Liberal	Crown counsel Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~1)
G. Lee [266]	Richmond	2019	NDP
Diana Vandor [267]	Richmond	2020	NDP

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island Region
Name	Jurisdiction	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Carmen Rogers (Regional Administrative Judge)	Victoria				Published criminal decisions (~4)
Robert Higinbotham (snr)					Published criminal decisions (~22)
Justine Saunders					Published criminal decisions (~18)
Ronald Webb [268]		Aug. 6, 2004	Liberal	Crown attorney (1992 to 2004)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Lisa Mrozinski (Nelson) [269]		March 17, 2009	Liberal	Ministry of the Attorney General (1991 to 2009)	Published criminal decisions (~38)
Adrian Brooks [270]		April 1, 2009	Liberal	Private practice (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Parker MacCarthy [271]		October 18, 2010	Liberal	Ramsay Lampman Rhodes	Published criminal decisions (~122)
Ted Gouge [272]		February 27, 2012	Clark / Bond (Lib)	Ministry of Attorney General, Legal Services Lawson, Lundell, Lawson & McIntosh	Published criminal decisions (~75)
Roger Cutler [273] [274]		December 04, 2012	Clark / Bond (Lib)	Crown attorney Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Ronald Lamperson [275] [276]		December 04, 2012	Clark / Bond (Lib)	Marshall and Lamperson Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Barbara Flewelling [277]		October 31, 2014	Liberal	Private practice Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~22)
Christine Lowe [278]		July 27, 2015	Liberal	Crown attorney Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Catherine Crockett [279]	Campbell River	April 20, 2016	Liberal	BC Crown attorney Public Prosecution Service Canada	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Brian Harvey [280]	Nanimo	April 20, 2016	Liberal	Sole practitioner (1996 to 2016)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Jennifer Barrett [281]		June 20, 2016	Liberal	Quadra Legal Centre (2007 to 2016)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Brian Hutcheson [282]		2016	Liberal	Swift Datoo Law Corporation Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Karina Sacca [283]	Victoria	April 8, 2020	NDP	Called to Bar (1997)

Senior Judges (Part-time/Semi-Retired)

Name	Location	Duration of Appointment	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Bryce Dyer [284]	Vancouver	February 25, 2005	Liberal	sole practitioner (1998) Called to bar (1973)	Published criminal decisions (~81)
Elizabeth Bayliff [285]	Northern	November 9, 2001	Liberal	Crown counsel	Published criminal decisions (~46)
Judge Robin R. Smith	Quesnel				Published criminal decisions (~58)
Thomas S. Woods	Fraser				Published criminal decisions (~99)
Loretta Chaperon	Island				Published criminal decisions (~4)
Peter Doherty	Island	~1999			Published criminal decisions (~97)
Richard D. Miller [286]	Fraser	Sept 28, 1994		Crown attorney (1977 to 1994)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Jill Rounthwaite	Fraser	~1995			Published criminal decisions (~150)
Peder Gulbransen	Abbotsford	July 18, 2003	Liberal	Crown Counsel (1982 to 2003) Bate & Co Community Law Centre	Published criminal decisions (~110)
Douglas Cowling	Island				Published criminal decisions (~26)
Pedro de Couto	Fraser	January 2, 1998	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~90)
Brent Hoy	Fraser				Published criminal decisions (~33)
James Threlfall	Interior				Published criminal decisions (~10)
Mark Takahashi [287]	Nelson	October 30, 1996	NDP	sole practitioner (criminal) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Jane P. Cartwright	Interior				Published criminal decisions (~38)
Bradford Chapman	Interior				Published criminal decisions (~1)
Evan C Blake	Island				Published criminal decisions (~59)
Herman Seidemann [288]	Northern	November 9, 2001	Liberal	Silversides, Seidemann & Kucher	Published criminal decisions (~14)
Michael Gray [289]	Northern	November 5, 2004	Liberal	Crown attorney (2000 to 2004) Legal Services Society (1991 to 2004)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Patrick Chen [290] (Senior )	Vancouver	March 10, 2000	NDP	Chen & Leung (civil) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~60)
Thomas Gove	Vancouver	~1998			Published criminal decisions (~93)
Judge Raymond Low	Vancouver				Published criminal decisions (~27)
Judge David R. Pendleton	Island				Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Ernest Quantz	Victoria	November 19, 1999		Crown attorney Called to bar (~1993)	Published criminal decisions (~21)
Elisabeth Burgess [291]	Vancouver	September 24, 2007	Liberal		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Gurmail Singh Gill [292]	Fraser	October 4, 1994 (Judge) 2009 to 2016 (ACJ)	NDP (Judge) Liberal (ACJ)	Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~35)
R. Miller		2019	NDP
Oliver Fleck [293]		2020	NDP	Crown attorney (2012 to 2020) Called to bar (1999)
Tamera Golinsky [294]		2020	NDP
Wendy Bernt [295]		2020	NDP
Michelle Stanford [296]		2021	NDP
Jodie Harris [297]		2021	NDP

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Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

20 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of Alberta, $371,400;

(b) the 10 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 20; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 7, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 5; 2001, c. 7, s. 12; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2014, c. 20, s. 165; 2017, c. 20, s. 208, c. 33, s. 231; 2022, c. 10, s. 349.

– (DOJ)

Current judges

(Full complement of 15 including Chief Justice)

Alberta Pop. (2021): 4.4 million
Pop. per Justice: ~293k

#	Name	Appointed	Nominated by	Position Prior to Appointment	Other Details
1	Chief Justice Ritu Khullar [298]	15 March 2018 (Justice) 2023 (Chief)	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2017 to 2018) Chivers Carpenter Lawyers (1998 to 2017) Graduated (1991)	Published criminal decisions Judicial Questionnaire
2	Frans F. Slatter [299] [300]	27 October 2006	Harper / Toews (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2006) McCuaig Desrochers LLP Called to bar (~1980) SCC Law clerk Dal grad (1977)	Published criminal decisions
3	Patricia A. Rowbotham [301] [302] [303]	June 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench	Published criminal decisions
4	J. D. Bruce McDonald [304] [305]	2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench	Published criminal decisions
5	Barbara Lea Veldhuis [306], [307]	3 February 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench (2011 to 2013) Clarkson Mochan Veldhuis (1993 to 1995) Department of Justice Canada (1998 to 2006) Provincial Crown Attorney (1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998) Logan Watson & Company (criminal) (1988 to 1991) Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions
6	Thomas W. Wakeling [308]	7 March 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench Fraser Milner Casrgain (1983 to 2013) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions
7	Frederica L. Schutz [309] [310]	14 August 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2015) Emery Jamieson LLP (1991 to 2013) Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions
8	Michelle Crighton [311]	20 October 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016) McLennan Ross LPP (1985 to 2007) Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
9	Jo'Anne Strekaf [312] [313]	20 October 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016) Bennett Jones (1981 to 2007) Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions
10	Elizabeth A. Hughes [314]	5 November 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Queen's Bench Chief Crown Attorney Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
11	Dawn Pentelechuk [315]	5 November 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2018) Duncan Craig LLP Schlosser Nikel Pentelechuk Wood Cleall Pahl Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions
12	Jolaine Antonio [316]	31 January 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2016 to 2018) Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice PPSC Crown Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions
13	Kevin P. Feehan [317]	13 December 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2016 to 2019) Milner & Steer/Dentons LLP Called to bar (~1979)	Published criminal decisions
14	L. Bernette Ho [318]	August 6, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)		Published criminal decisions
15	Anne Kirker [319]	August 6, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Calgary grad (1991)	Published criminal decisions
16	William T. deWit [320]	April 24, 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Criminal Defence Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions
17	Jane A. Fagnan [321]	April 24, 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
18	April D. Grosse [322]	April 24, 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Bennett Jones Called to bar (1999)

Supernumerary

Name	Stationed In	Appointed	Nominated by	Position Prior to Appointment	Other Details
Catherine Fraser	N/A	1991 1992	Mulroney	Court of Appeal Court of Queen's Bench (1989 to 1991) Lucas, Bishop and Fraser (1971-1989)	Published criminal decisions
Marina S. Paperny [323]	Calgary	2001 (ABCA) June 30, 2017 (Sup.)	REDIRECT Template:Chretien2	Court of Queen's Bench (1996 to 2001) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions
Peter Walter Lambert Martin [324] [325] [326]	Calgary	2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (1998 to 2005) Crown Attorney (1978 to 1995) Evans Martin Wilson (1995 to 1998) Crown Attorney (1977 to 1995) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions Member of Judicial Advisory Cttee (Jan 2017)
Jack Watson [327] [328] [329]	Edmonton	2006 2016 (sup.)	Harper / Toews (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench (2000 - 2006) Called to bar (1973)	Published criminal decisions
Myra B. Bielby [330]	Edmonton	2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Court of Queen's Bench (1990 to 2010) Field & Field (1975-1990)	Published criminal decisions
Peter T. Costigan [331] [332]	Edmonton	1999 (Justice) 2014 (sup)[333]	REDIRECT Template:Chretien2	Court of Queen's Bench (1994 to 1999) Brownlee, Fryett Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions
Sheila J. Greckol [334]	Edmonton	June 17, 2016 (Judge) January 1, 2018 (Sup.)	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2016) Chivers, Greckol & Kanee (1976 to 2001)	Published criminal decisions

Previous Judges

Court of Appeal of Alberta (Historical)

ABQB

(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

20 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]

(c) the Chief Justice and the two Associate Chief Justices of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and

(d) the 70 other Justices of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.

R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 20; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 7, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 5; 2001, c. 7, s. 12; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2014, c. 20, s. 165; 2017, c. 20, s. 208, c. 33, s. 231; 2022, c. 10, s. 349.

– (DOJ)

Current Justices

See also: Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Previous Justices)

(Full complement of 76)

Name	Division	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Justice Mary T. Moreau[335]	Edmonton	November 1994	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	private practice (criminal) Called to bar (~1980)	Published criminal decisions (~58)
Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke [336]	Calgary	1991	Mulroney / Campbell (PC)	Partner, Barnet Duckworth Palmer LLP (Calgary) Called to bar (1970)	Published criminal decisions (~25)
Paul R. Belzil [337]	Edmonton	December 15, 1995	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	Chatwin, Belzil Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~32)
Vital O. Ouellette	Edmonton	2002	Chrétien	General Practitioner, St. Paul AB	Published criminal decisions (~0) Ran as Liberal MP [338]
Karen M. Horner [339]	Calgary	December 12, 2002	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Bennett Jones LLP Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
John J. Gill [340]	Edmonton	January 19, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Partner, McCuaig Durocher LLP Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~24)
D.K. Miller	Lethbridge	2006	Harper / Toews (CPC)	Sole Practitioner in Medicine Hat	Published criminal decisions (~13)
Kristine M. Eidsvik	Calgary	2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Bennett Jones LLP	Published criminal decisions (~24)
Kent G. Nielsen	Edmonton	2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)		Published criminal decisions (~8)
Donald J. Manderscheid [341]	Edmonton	December 14, 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Counsel, City of Edmonton	Published criminal decisions (~32)
K.D. Yamauchi [342]	Calgary	December 14, 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Professor, University of Calgary	Published criminal decisions (~60)
J.R. Jeffrey	Calgary	2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Partner, Jeffrey Twyman LLP	Published criminal decisions (~20)
M.R. Bast [343]	Red Deer	September 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (2006 to 2009) Schnell Hardy Jones (1991 to 2006)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
W.A. Tilleman [344]	Calgary	December 11, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	William A. Tilleman Professional Corporation	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Joanne H. Goss [345]	Edmonton	February 10, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (1999 to 2010) Miller Thompson (1985 to 1999) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~18)
Robert J. Hall [346]	Calgary	May 14, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Partner, Scott Hall LLP Scott Hall LLP Milner Fenerty Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~15)
G.H. Poelman [347]	Calgary	August 6, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Macleod Dixon LLP (1983 to 2010)	Published criminal decisions (~12)
R.A. Jerke [348] [349]	Lethbridge	March 4, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Davidson & Williams LLP	Published criminal decisions (~10)
P.B. Michalyshyn [350]	Edmonton	March 4, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Chatwin LLP Crown Counsel (civil) (1992 to 1994) Pringle & Associates (1989 to 1992) Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~21)
M. David Gates [351]	Calgary	March 4, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown Counsel, Justice Canada (1995 to 2011) Dal grad (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~41)
Craig M. Jones [352]	Calgary	September 30, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Partner, Felesky Flynn LLP (2001 to 2011) Sole practitioner (1994 to 2001) Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Bruce A. Millar [353]	Calgary	October 21, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Judge, Provincial Court of Alberta (2004 to 2011) Private practice (1978 to 2004) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Kim D. Nixon [354]	Calgary	February 8, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Solo Practitioner (2012 to 2013) Bennett Jones LLP (1984 to 2010) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
C.S. Anderson [355]	Calgary	February 8, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Ross Smith Asset Management Inc Alberta Securities Commission Philips & Company Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Eldon J. Simpson [356]	Edmonton	June 7, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta since 2003	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Glenda A. Campbell [357]	Calgary	November 8, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Lawyer, Alberta Securities Commission	Published criminal decisions (~0)
C. Dario [358]	Calgary	November 8, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Smart Technologies ULC, Calgary	Published criminal decisions (~5)
D.A. Yungwirth [359]	Edmonton	March 7, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Yungwirth Tumbach (1999 to 2014)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
John S. Little [360]	Edmonton	May 12, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Witten LLP Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
L.R.A. Ackerl [361]	Edmonton	June 13, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Public Prosecution Service of Canada Miller, Thomson, Sedgewick, Lewis & Healy Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
D. Blair Nixon [362]	Calgary	June 13, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Felesky Flynn (1988 to 2014) Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Wayne N. Renke [363]	Edmonton	December 12, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	University of Alberta, Faculty of Law	Published criminal decisions (~23)
John William Hopkins [364]	Red Deer	June 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Chatters Canada Ltd (2014 to 2015) Woollard Hopkins & Company (1991 to 2013) Gordon Smith and McCrimmon (1986 to 1988)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Richard A. Neufeld [365]	Calgary	June 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Dentons Canada LLP (1979 to 2015)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
John T. Henderson [366]	Edmonton	June 17, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Provincial Court (2009 to 2016) Fraser Milner Casgrain/Dentons (1980 to 2009) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
A.B. Inglis [367]	Edmonton	June 17, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Project Counel AB Justice (2014 to 2016) Crown Attorney (2000 to 2014) Called to bar (2000)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Douglas R. Mah [368]	Edmonton	June 17, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	General Counsel, Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta	Published criminal decisions (~2)
G.D. Marriott [369]	Calgary	June 16, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Kachur Ostwald Menzies LLP (family) Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
James T. Eamon [370]	Calgary	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (Calgary) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
George Fraser [371]	Edmonton	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice	Published criminal decisions (~3) (as of the end of 2020)
B. Bokenfohr [372]	Edmonton	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Edmonton Police Department	Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of 2020)
M. Slawinsky [373]	Red Deer	March 24, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Judge, Provincial Court of Alberta	Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of 2020) Judicial Questionnaire
Michele H. Hollins [374]	Calgary	March 24, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP McCarthy Tetrault (1994 to 2001) Sask grad (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~9) (as of the end of 2020) Judicial Questionnaire
Marilyn Slawinsky [375]	Red Deer	March 24, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Provincial Court	Judicial Questionnaire
Johnna C. Kubik [376]	Lethbridge	May 12, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Sole Practitioner, Kubik & Company	Published criminal decisions (~0)
J. Ashcroft [377]	Calgary	June 23, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Legal Counsel, Alberta Human Rights Commission	Published criminal decisions (~2)
S. Mandziuk [378]	Edmonton	Sept. 29, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	General Counsel, Finning Inc Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
G. Dunlop [379]	Edmonton	Dec. 19, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Ogilvie LLP Called to bar (~1989)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
M. J. Lema [380]	Edmonton	Dec. 19, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Crown Counsel, Canada DOJ Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Marta E. Burns [381]	Edmonton	February 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice Called to bar (~1989)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
David Labrenz [382]	Calgary	May 1, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Crown Counsel (1991 to 2018) Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Gaylene Bobb (Kendell) [383]	Edmonton	April 12, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Chapman Riebeek LLP (family) Called to bar (1999)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
L. Bernette Ho^[1]	Calgary	April 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
James T Nielson [384]	Edmonton	May 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Parlee McLaws LLP	Published criminal decisions(~0)
Nancy Dilts [385]	Calgary	May 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Vice President of Legal and Corporate Services, Ferus Inc	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
April Grosse [386]	Calgary	May 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Bennett Jones LLP	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Jane Fagnan [387]	Edmonton	May 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Legal Counsel, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Anne Louise Kirker [388]	Calgary	May 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Michael Kraus [389]	Edmonton	August 31, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Emery Jamieson LLP (family) Carr & Company Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Alice Woolley [390]		November 21, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	University of Calgary (prof) (2004 to 2018)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Susan L. Bercov [391]		November 21, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Tamara Friesen [392]	Edmonton	January 31, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Nugent Law Office Director of Legal Research and Writing, UofA Law Law Society of Alberta Crown Attorney Called to bar (2002)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Vaughan Hartigan [393]	Lethbridge	March 8, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Chief Crown(2017) Ass Chief Crown(2013) Crown attorney (1995 to 2019) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Anna Loparco [394]		March 8, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Dentons LLP Called to bar (~2003)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Susan E. Richardson [395] [396]	Edmonton	April 17, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Provincial Court (2011 to 2019) Crown Attorney Called to bar (~1991)	Published criminal decisions (~12) Appointed to ABQB (2019)
Jane Sidnell [397]	Calgary	April 6, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)		Published criminal decisions
Barbara Johnston [398]	Calgary	April 6, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)		Published criminal decisions
Denise Kiss [399]			J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Called to bar (~1992)	Published criminal decisions
Thomas Rothwell [400]			J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions
Sherry Kachur [401]			J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Called to bar (~1992)	Published criminal decisions
Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay [402]	Edmonton	May 26, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Provincial Court (2018 to 2021) Akamkisipatinaw Ohpikihawasowin Child and Family Services U Alberta grad (1992)	Published criminal decisions
Lisa Silver [403]		April 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Prof	Articles
April D. Grosse [404]
Allison Kuntz [405]
Kent J. Teskey [406]

Supernumerary

Name	Division	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
R.A. Graesser	Edmonton	2006 (Judge) August 3, 2020 (sup)	Harper	Lawyer, Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP	Published criminal decisions (~57)
Sandra L. Hunt McDonald	Calgary	2009 (Judge) September 9, 2019 (Sup.)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (1997 to 2009)	Published criminal decisions (~12)
John T. McCarthy [407] [408]	Calgary	December 11, 2009 (Judge) January 6, 2020 (Sup.)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court (2003 to 2009) Miles Davidson LLP	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Stephen D. Hillier [409]	Edmonton	April 10, 2003 (Judge) April 19, 2018 (sup)	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Field Atkinson Perraton LLP (labour) Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions (~24)
June M. Ross	Edmonton	2003 (Judge) Nov 3, 2018 (Sup)	Chrétien	Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Law	Published criminal decisions (~45)
S.M. Bensler*	Calgary	~1998			Published criminal decisions (~2)
D. Lee*	Edmonton	~1997 (Judge)			Published criminal decisions (~387)
C.A. Kent*	Calgary	~1985			Published criminal decisions (~11)
J.K. Langston*	Lethbridge				Published criminal decisions (~6)
C.S. Phillips*	Calgary				Published criminal decisions (~5)
W.P. Sullivan*	Calgary				Published criminal decisions (~32)
C.L. Kenny*	Calgary				Published criminal decisions (~14)
Cameron Scott Brooker* [410]	Calgary	June 20, 1996	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	Code, Hunter Wittmann Fenerty, McGillivray, Robertson, Prowse, Brennan, Fraser, Bell & Code Called to bar (1971)	Published criminal decisions (~11)
S.M. Sanderman* [411]	Edmonton	June 20, 1996	Chrétien / Rock (Lib)	Brimacombe, Sanderman, Stroppel and Finlayson Crown attorney (1977 to 1981) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~34)
B.E.C. Romaine* [412]	Calgary	August 28, 1997	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	McCarthy Tétrault (1982 to 1997) Brunet, Duckworth & Palmer Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions (~30)
Doreen A. Sulyma* [413]	Edmonton	December 23, 1997 - January 1, 2018 [414]	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Cox, Trofimuk, Campbell Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions (~22)
Rosemary E. Nation* [415]	Calgary	December 23, 1997 - ?	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~14)
Brian R Burrows* [416]	Edmonton	January 30, 1998 (Judge)	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	McLennan, Ross (1977 to 1998) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~196)
G.A. Verville* [417]	Edmonton	December 2, 1998	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Milner, Fenerty (1968 to 1998) Called to bar (1968)	Published criminal decisions (~18)
Terrance D. Clackson* [418]	Edmonton	December 20, 1999	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	sole practitioner (criminal) Lewis, Clackson, Mochan & Chrenek Kay, Shipley & Company Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~45) CJC Report
B.E. Mahoney* [419]	Calgary	November 15, 2001	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Bryan E. Mahoney, Q.C. Law Office Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~13) Unsuccessful Liberal MP [420]
Donna C. Read* [421]	Edmonton	April 18, 2002	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Emery Jamieson LLP Called to bar (~1984)	Published criminal decisions (~21)
Justice D. Thomas*	Edmonton	? - June 23, 2015 (sup.)			Published criminal decisions (~52)
Justice Alan D. MacLeod*	Calgary				Published criminal decisions (~15)
Justice B.A. Browne*	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~9)
Earl C. Wilson [422]	Calgary	November 30, 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Wolch, Wilson, Hursh & de Wit Evans, Martin, Wilson Crown attorney (~1980 to 1995) Called to bar (1979) Manitoba (1976)	Published criminal decisions (~13)
Juliana E. Topolniski [423]	Edmonton	? April 8, 2018 (sup.)		Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~19)
Adam W. Germain [424]	Edmonton	2003 - May 10, 2018 (Sup.)	Chretien	Member of Alberta Legislature (1993 to 1997) (Lib.) Campbell & Germain (1975 to 2003)	Published criminal decisions (~34)
Eric F. Macklin [425]	Calgary	April 18, 2002 April 6, 2018 (sup.)	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Duncan & Craig LLP Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~111)

Former Justices

Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Historical)

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(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of April 2023, unless otherwise indicated.

Regions

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Present Judges

See also: Provincial Court of Alberta (Previous Judges)

Office of the Chief Judge
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Judge Terrence J. Matchett [426] [427]	N/A	July 30, 2008 (Judge) Jan 23, 2013 (Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (Chief)	Deputy Min. of Justice (2001 to 2008) Crown attorney Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Deputy Judge Lillian Katherine McLellan [428]	N/A	December 6, 2004 (Judge) Sep 20, 2012 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (Ass. chief)	Roddie & McLellan Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~14)

Edmonton Criminal

Edmonton Criminal
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge Larry G. Anderson [429]		October 2006 (Judge) May 08, 2013 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (ACJ)	Anderson Dawson Knisely Stevens & Shaigec Called to bar (~1982)	Published criminal decisions (~46)
Ferne Elizabeth LeReverend (Onusko)		November 3, 2003	Template:Klein5		Published criminal decisions (~15)
Jody Jean Moher					Published criminal decisions (~0)
Shelagh Rose Creagh		January 8, 2001	Template:Klein5		Published criminal decisions (~90)
Elizabeth A Johnson		July 2006	Template:Klein6	private practice	Published criminal decisions (~54)
Donna R. Valgardson [430]		January February 4, 2008 (Judge) July 11, 2018 (P/T)	PC	PPSC Crown (1977 to 2008) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~21)
Marilena M. Carminati [431]		December 2009	PC	Crown Attorney Brimacombe & Sanderman Called to bar (~1978)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Donna M. Groves [432]	Edmonton	April 2010	PC	Justice of Peace (Part-time) (1997 to 2010) Hostyn Fontaine and Groves (1990 to 1997) U of C grad (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~34)
J.L. Dixon [433]		August 29, 2011	PC	Nickerson, Roberts & Hilborn Called to bar (~1984)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Frederick K. MacDonald [434]		Nov 28, 2012	PC		Published criminal decisions (~20)
Raymond K. Bodnarek [435]		August 6, 2013	PC	Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Steven M.L. Bilodeau [436]	Edmonton	January 9, 2014	PC		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Laura Kim Stevens [437]		September 18, 2014	PC	Dawson Stevens Duckett & Shaigec (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Joyce L. Lester [438]		October 15, 2014	PC		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Greg B. Lepp [439]		December 4, 2014	PC		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Renée R.M. Cochard [440]		October 23, 2015	NDP	Cochard Johnson Duncan Craig (family) Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~3) Has Masters and PhD in law
Carrie Jean Sharpe [441]		July 29, 2016	NDP	Called to bar (1996)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
D. DePoe [442]		October 26, 2016	NDP	Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
M.C. Doyle [443]		October 26, 2016	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Melanie Hayes-Richards [444]		November 6, 2018	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1999)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Randal Wayne Brandt	Edmonton Criminal	July 9, 2018	NDP	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Rhonda Tibbitt [445]	Edmonton Criminal	Feb 19, 2019	NDP
Carole Godfrey		April 14, 2020	NDP
Franice Roy		April 14, 2020	NDP

Edmonton Family and Youth

Edmonton Family and Youth
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge K.A. Holmstrom [446]	Edmonton, family/youth				Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Danielle Alice Marie Dalton	Edmonton, family/youth	December 6, 2004	PC		Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge Geoffrey Bo Ning Ho	Edmonton, family/youth	November 3, 2003	PC	Alberta DOJ	Published criminal decisions (~25)
Judge Justina Maria Filice [447]	Edmonton / Criminal Division	May 30, 2007	PC	Corbett Smith Bresee Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Michael J. Savaryn [448]	Edmonton, family/youth	October 2010	PC	Savaryn & Savaryn	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge William Steven Andrew [449]	Edmonoton, Family/Youth	July 26, 2011	PC	Andrew Engels and Oake LLP (family) Called to bar (~1977)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Aran Veylan [450]	Edmonton, family/youth	Oct 17, 2012	PC	Cleall	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Daniel Zalmanowitz [451]	Edmonton, family/youth	Jan 30, 2015	PC	Witten LLP Called to bar (~1979)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Julie C. Lloyd [452]	Edmonton, family/youth	December 13, 2016	NDP	Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge David G. Hancock [453]	Edmonton, family/youth	December 4, 2017	NDP	Attorney General Member of Legislature (1996 to 2014) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~0)

Calgary Family and Youth

Calgary Family and Youth
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge Richard J. O’Gorman [454]	Calgary, family/youth	May 2006 (Judge) May 28, 2014 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (Ass. Chief)	Van Harten O'Gorman Foster Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge Gordon John Burrell (part time)	Calgary, family/youth	January 14, 2002	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Lynn T.L. Cook-Stanhope	Calgary, family/youth		PC		Published criminal decisions (~17)
Judge Karen J. Jordan	Calgary, family/youth	? (Judge) August 1, 2018 (P/T)			Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge Steven E. Lipton	Calgary, family/youth	1997	PC	Counsel Amoco Petrolium Miles Davison	Published criminal decisions (~32)
Judge Victor T. Tousignant (part time) [455] [456]	Calgary, family/youth	June 21, 2004 (Judge) September 19, 2007 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (ACJ)		Published criminal decisions (~9)
Judge Todd David LaRochelle [457]	Calgary, family/youth	22 June 2009	PC	Alberta Justice (family) Milne & Co Called to bar (~1990)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge John R. Shaw [458]	Calgary, family/youth	July 2009	PC		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge Nicholas William D’Souza [459]	Calgary, family/youth	Mar 13, 2013	PC		Published criminal decisions (~8)
Judge Gary H. Cornfield [460]	Calgary, family/youth	April 09, 2014	PC		Published criminal decisions (~5)
Judge Diana Mah [461]	Calgary, family/youth	Sep 18, 2015	NDP	Legal Aid, Youth private practice Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge Fatima Airth [462]	Calgary, family/youth	May 09, 2017	NDP	Justice of Peace CIC and CBSA Counsel Called to bar (1999)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Gay Benns [463]	Calgary, family/youth	February 19, 2019	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)

Civil Division

Civil Division
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge G.W. Sharek	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge James Lorne Skitsko	Edmonton, civil	? July 1, 2018 (P/T)			Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Norman Russell Hess (part time) [464]	Calgary, civil	September 20, 1999	PC	Sole practitioner Called to bar (~1974)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Fred A. Day (part time)	Calgary, civil	July 2006	PC	McLennan Ross	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge K. Haymour	Edmonton	July 2006	PC	Sole practitioner Wilson Haymour	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge L. Diane Young [465]	Edmonton	12 June 2009	PC	Ackroyd LLP Called to bar (~1985)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Mary A. McCorquodale [466]	Calgary	November 2009	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Laura L. Burt [467]	Calgary	March 2010	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge D.B. Higa [468]	Calgary	April 2011	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sandra Lynn Corbett	Edmonton	July 9, 2018	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)

Edmonton Region

Edmonton Region
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge J. Schaffter [469]	Leduc	Dec 04, 2013	PC	CEO Legal Aid (2007 to 2013) Legal aid (2001) private practice (Family) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge Peter Tillmann Johnston	Vermilion	November 4, 2003			Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge James R. Jacques [470]	Fort McMurray	June 22, 2005	PC	Chief Crown attorney (1989 to 2005) Crown Attorney Called to bar (~1979)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Judge Vaughn Herman Myers [471]	St. Albert	May 2007	Edmonton / Criminal Division	Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge Bruce R. Garriock [472]	St. Albert	August 5, 2008	PC	Brownlee LLP Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge Stephanie A. Cleary [473]	Fort McMurray	October 2008	PC	Chief Crown Attorney Crown attorney private practice Called to bar (~1990)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Kathleen D. Williams	St. Paul	July 2009	PC	Pringle & Associates Todd Drake Williams Findlater	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge Charles Donald Gardner [474] [475]	Stony Plain	April 2010 May 25, 2012 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (ACJ)		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge John Peter Higgerty [476]	Hinton	May 16, 2011	PC	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Karl R. Wilberg [477]	Fort Saskatchewan	January 10, 2014	PC		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Rosanna M. Saccomani [478]	Stony Plain	May 07, 2014	PC	private practice Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge Clifton G. Purvis [479]	Leduc	Jul 24, 2014	PC	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Ivan Modeste Laurie Ladouceur [480]	St. Paul	Sep 28, 2016	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Thomas W. Achtymichuk [481]	Fort Saskatchewan	Nov 01, 2016	NDP	Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge M.M. Collinson [482]	Leduc	December 13, 2016	NDP	Crown Attorney Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Robert C. Shaigec [483]	Stony Plain	December 5, 2017	NDP	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1997)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay [484]	St Paul	November 6, 2018	NDP	Private practice (aboriginal, family) Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Greg Rice [485]	Vermillion	February 19, 2019	NDP
Jeffrey Champion		April 14, 2020	NDP

Northern Region

Northern Region
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge Morris B. Golden [486]	Grande Prairie	July 2007 (Judge) Sep 06, 2013 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (ACJ)	Crown attorney private practice	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Judge Gordon William Paul [487]	Slave Lake High Prairie (prev)	June 22, 2005	PC	Private practice Called ot bar (~1981)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Brian R. Hougestol [488]	Grande Prairie	November 3, 2008	PC	Dobko Logan Innes & Hougestol Called to bar (~1983)	Published criminal decisions (~35)
Judge Claus K.W. Thietke [489]	Peace River	July 2010	PC		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge D.R. Shynkar [490]	High Prairie	Feb 06, 2013	PC		Published criminal decisions (~21)
Judge G.R. Ambrose [491]	Peace River	Aug 23, 2013	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Jasmine Sihra [492]	Grande Prairie	Oct 26, 2016	NDP	Crown attorney (2007 to 2016) private practice Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Andrea Beth Chrenek	Grande Prairie	July 9, 2018	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Robert Bruce Marceau	Peace River	July 9, 2018	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)

Central Region

Central Region
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge James A. Hunter [493]	Red Deer	July 2009 (Judge) October 2014 (Ass. Chief)	PC	Stettler town councillor Stettler mayor	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge James Bryce Mitchell [494]	Red Deer	September 20, 1999	PC	private practice (1978 to 1999) Crown attorney (1977 to 1978) PPSC Crown (1975 to 1977) Called to bar (~1977)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Bart D. Rosborough [495]	Wetaskiwin	October 22, 2005	PC	Chief Prosecutor (2000) Crown attorney Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~93)
Judge W.A. "Bert" Skinner	Red Deer	July 2007 (Judge) October 1, 2009 (Ass. Chief)	PC	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge John D. Holmes [496]	Red Deer	December 2007	PC		Published criminal decisions (~5)
Judge William A. Andreassen [497]	Camrose	November 2009	PC		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Gordon E. Deck [498]	Red Deer	November 26, 2009	PC		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Gordon A.G. Yake [499]	Red Deer	Apr 24, 2013	PC		Published criminal decisions (~16)
Judge James A. Glass [500]	Red Deer	May 07, 2014	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Karen Elizabeth Hewitt	Wetaskiwin	July 9, 2018	NDP		Published criminal decisions
Robin Snider		April 14, 2020	NDP		Published criminal decisions

Calgary

Calgary and Calgary Regional
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge MJ Durant [501]	Calgary	April 14, 2011	PC		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Allan A. Fradsham	Calgary	1990	PC		Published criminal decisions (~440)
Judge Heather Anne Lamoureux [502]	Calgary	1995	PC	Lamoureux Hill McKay (1985 to 1994) McCaffery and Co (1981 to 1985) Cummings Andrews (1976 to 1981) Emery Jamieson Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions (~173)
Judge C.M. Skene	Calgary	Septebmer 5, 2000	PC		Published criminal decisions (~53)
Judge Terence Christopher Semenuk	Calgary	January 7, 2002	PC		Published criminal decisions (~370)
Judge A.J. Brown	Calgary	~2003	PC		Published criminal decisions (~102)
Judge Marlene Louise Graham	Calgary	December 6, 2004	PC		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Gerald Sean Dunnigan	Calgary	December 6, 2004	PC		Published criminal decisions (~30)
Judge J.J. Ogle	Calgary	May 2006	PC	Wolch Ogle Wilson Hursch & deWitt (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~51)
Judge Peter B. Barley	Calgary Regional	July 2006	PC	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~102)
Judge John D. Bascom	Calgary	October 2006	PC	Bascom & Dunn Law Firm (criminal)	Published criminal decisions (~63)
Judge William J. Cummings	Calgary	April 2007	PC	private practice	Published criminal decisions (~23)
Judge Leslie R. Grieve [503]	Calgary Regional	January 28, 2008	PC	Crown attorney (1980 to 2008) Called to bar (~1978)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Judge George J. Gaschler [504]	Calgary Regional	August 5, 2008	PC	Calgary Municipal Crown (2004 to 2008) Private practice Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~53)
Judge Eugene J. Creighton [505]	Calgary Regional	March 2009	PC	Walsh Wilkins (aboriginal) (1994 to 2009) Blood Tribe Counsel (1986 to 1994) Called to bar (~1986)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge Mark T.C. Tyndale [506]	Calgary	December 2009	PC	Lord Russell Tyndale Hoare (criminal) (1986 to 2009) Called to bar (~1984)	Published criminal decisions (~19)
Judge Paul J. Mason [507]	Calgary	October 2010	PC	Parlee McLaws Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Judge Harry M. Van Harten [508]	Calgary	December 2010	PC	Van Harten Foster Iovinelli Joshi (criminal) Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~29)
Judge Gordon K. Wong [509]	Calgary	Nov 24, 2011	PC	Chief Crown (2002 to 2011) Crown attorney (1984 to 2002) Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Michael Christopher Dinkel [510]	Calgary	July 26, 2011	PC	Sole practitioner (criminal) Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~12)
Judge Kenneth R. McLeod [511]	Calgary	March 21, 2012	PC	Called to bar (~1986)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Karim Zaher Jivraj [512]	Calgary	August 14, 2012	PC	Jivraj Knight & Pritchett	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Lloyd W. Robertson [513]	Calgary	Sept 4, 2015	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Judge Joshua B. Hawkes [514]	Calgary	May 09, 2017	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Margaret M. Keelaghan [515]	Calgary Regional	May 09, 2017	NDP	private practice (criminal, aboriginal) Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Marian V. De Souza [516]	Calgary and Calgary Regional	December 4, 2017	NDP	Called to bar (1996)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge K.A. Crowshoe [517]	Calgary and Calgary Regional	December 13, 2017	NDP	Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Gregory Stirling [518]	Calgary and Calgary Regional	Feb 19, 2019	NDP
Susan Pepper [519]	Calgary and Calgary Regional	Feb 19, 2019	NDP
Brandy Shaw		April 14, 2020	NDP
Eric Tolppanen		April 14, 2020	NDP

Southern Region

Southern Region
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Assistant Chief Judge Derek G. Redman [520]	Lethbridge	November 2007	PC	private practice (labour) Called to bar (~1982)	Published criminal decisions (~80)
Judge Eric D. Brooks [521]	Medicine Hat	April 14, 2011	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Frederick Charles Fisher	Medicine Hat	Decebmer 6, 2004			Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge J.N. LeGrandeur [522]	Lethbridge	May 1990 (Judge) July 24, 2012 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (Ass. Chief)	Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions (~129)
Judge Eric W. Peterson [523]	Lethbridge	1993 (Judge) September 12, 2007 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (Judge)	Called to bar (~1972)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Judge Sylvia L. Oishi [524]	Lethbridge	October 2008	PC	Crown attorney Called to bar (~1986)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Gordon K. Krinke [525]	Medicine Hat	March 2009	PC	Krinke Law Office (1991 to 2009) Called to bar (~1989) Dal grad (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge P. Gale Pharo [526]	Lethbridge	November 24, 2010	PC	Stringam Denecky	Published criminal decisions (~41)
Judge Gregory S. Maxwell [527]	Lethbridge	March 2011	PC	Crown attorney Huckvale Wilde Law Office Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Michelle Christopher [528]	Medicine Hat	November 6, 2018	NDP	Legal Aid Private practice Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kristin Ailsby [529]	Lethbridge	February 19, 2019	NDP	Clarity Law (2016 to 2019) private practice Called to bar (2003)	Published criminal decisions (~0)

Part-time / Semi-retired

Supernumerary and Part-time Judges
Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed by	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Judge Marilyn Margaret White (part time)	Leduc	January 7, 2002	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Harry Allan Bridges (part time)	Edmonton	January 7, 2002	PC		Published criminal decisions (~28)
Judge L.E. Malin (part time)	Edmonton, criminal				Published criminal decisions (~62)
Judge M.Jeanne Burch (part time)	Edmonton, family/youth				Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge Patricia Ellen Kvill (part time)	Edmonton, family/youth	January 12, 2000	PC		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge James Bradford Kerby (part time)	Edmonton	January 26, 2001	PC		Published criminal decisions (~40)
Judge B.H. Fraser (part time)	St. Albert	1998	PC		Published criminal decisions (~240)
Judge Douglas Gordon Rae (part time)	Fort Saskatchewan	January 4, 2000	PC		Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge Ken E. Tjosvold (part time)	Stony Plain	July 2006	PC	Assistant Deputy Minister Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge James Richard McIntosh (part time) [530]	Peace River	1989 (Judge) June 21, 2004 (Ass. Chief)	PC (Judge) PC (ACJ)		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Evan Darrell Riemer (part time)	Red Deer				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Gerard Matthew Meagher (part time)	Calgary	October 2, 2000	PC		Published criminal decisions (~43)
Judge Cheryl L. Daniel (part time)	Calgary	~1992	PC		Published criminal decisions (~126)
Judge Robert James Wilkins (part time)	Calgary	November 3, 2003	PC		Published criminal decisions (~14)
Judge Judith Shriar (part time)	Calgary Regional	July 2006	PC	Private practice	Published criminal decisions (~93)
Judge S.L. Van de Veen (part time)	Calgary	~1998	PC		Published criminal decisions (~112)
Judge Daniel Robert Pahl (part time) [531]	Calgary	January 14, 2002	PC		Published criminal decisions (~11)
Judge Michael George Allen (part time) [532]	Edmonton	December 7, 1998	PC	Ass. Deputy Min. of Justice, Criminal (1990 to 1998) Chief Crown attorney (1985 to 1990) Crown attorney (~1970 to 1985) Called to bar (~1970)	Published criminal decisions (~135)
Judge James Kenneth Wheatley (part time) [533]	Edmonton	March 2003	PC	Alberta grad (1971)	Published criminal decisions (~22)
Judge Peter Ayotte	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~48)
Judge Dietrich Brand	Medicine Hat				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge D.J. Buchanan	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Philip John Maher	Sherwood Park	? (Judge) May 8, 2002 (Ass. Chief)			Published criminal decisions (~16)
Judge Gerald Ross DeBow	Lethbridge				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge J.G. Easton	Edmonton	January 3, 1995	PC		Published criminal decisions (~12)
Judge D.J. McNab	Edmonton	January 3, 1995	PC		Published criminal decisions (~11)
Judge Lawrence Elias Nemirsky	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge David Joseph Plosz	Red Deer	September 18, 2000	PC		Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge James Clayton McCarthy Spence	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Brian Clair Stevenson	Calgary	~1998	PC		Published criminal decisions (~39)
Judge Darlene Rosalie Wong	Edmonton				Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge B.R. Fraser	Calgary				Published criminal decisions
Judge Frances Lawrence Maloney	Calgary	January 3, 1995	PC		Published criminal decisions (~7)
Judge Janet Dianne Soneff Franklin [534]	Edmonton	December 7, 1998 (Judge) August 1, 2000 (Ass. Chief)	PC	Ackroyd Piasta Roth & Day	Published criminal decisions (~27)
Judge Allan Harold Lefever [535]	Edmonton	January 24, 2000 (Judge) February 2008 to Feb 2015 (Chief)	PC	Reynolds, Mirth, Richards & Farmer Called to bar (~1972)	Published criminal decisions (~79)
Judge J.C. Koshman [536]	Edmonton	June 21, 2004	PC		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Hugh W.A. Fuller [537]	Edmonton	June 21, 2004	PC		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge J.A. Watson [538]	Grande Prairie	April 12, 2005	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Patrick M. McIlhargey	Calgary	July 2006	PC	private practice Justice of Peace	Published criminal decisions (~39)
Judge Timothy G. Hironaka (part time)	Lethbridge				Published criminal decisions (~16)

(*) means part-time Judges

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Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan

19 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, $371,400;

(b) the seven Judges of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 19; R.S., 1985, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 2001, c. 7, s. 11; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 207; 2018, c. 12, s. 299; 2021, c. 23, s. 257; 2022, c. 10, s. 348.

– (DOJ)

Justices of the Court

(Full complement of 8)

Saskatchwan Pop. (2021): 1.1 million
Pop. per Justice: ~138k

#	Name	Appointed	Nominated By	Position(s) Prior to Appointment	Other Details
1	Chief Justice Robert G. Richards [539]	2004 (Judge) 2013 (Chief)	Martin / Cotler (Lib) (J) Harper	Court of Appeal MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
2	Neal W. Caldwell [540]	April 23, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	McDougall, Gauley LLP [541] Clark, Wilson, Barristers & Solicitors Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions
3	Lian M. Schwann [542]	August 17, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench Registrar of the Court of Appeal (2007 to ?) Crown counsel (civil) (1984 to 2007) McDougall Gauley (1980 to 1984) Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions
4	Robert W. Leurer [543] [544]	September 21, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Queen's Bench (2017 to 2018) MLT Aikins LLP Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions
5	Jerome A. Tholl [545] [546]	January 31, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Queen's Bench (2013 to 2019) Ministry of Justice (criminal, civil) called to bar (2000)	Published criminal decisions
6	Jeffery D. Kalmakoff [547] [548]	May 17, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (2009 to 2015) Sask. Crown Attorney Hnatyshyn Singer	Published criminal decisions
7	Meghan McCreary [549]	June 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Queen's Bench (2018 to 2022) MLT Aikins Called to bar (~1999)
8	Jillyne M. Drennan [550]	October 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Kings Bench (2022) Legal Aid (2014 to 2022) Kanuka Thuringer LLP (family) (2007 to 2014) Called to bar (2007) U of Sask grad (2005)	Published criminal decisions Published criminal decisions (KB)

Supernumerary

Name	Appointment Duration	Nominated By	Position Prior to Appointment	Other Details
Brian A. Barrington-Foote [551]	April 10, 2012 to November 2, 2018	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Queen's Bench ( to 2018) MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP (2002 to 2012) McKercher McKercher & Whitmore (1995 to 2002) Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer (1992 to 1995) Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions Married to Linda Zarzeczny, Q.C., Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Georgina R. Jackson	1991 (Judge) December 15, 2018 (sup)	Mulroney / Campbell (PC)	MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman Crown attorney Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions

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Court Membership
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British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
Territorial Courts (YKTC, YKSC, YKCA, NTTC, NTSC, NTCA, NUCJ, NUCA)
Membership of Federal Appointments Committees

SKQB

Judges and Justices specializing in family law are omitted

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan

19 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]

(c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and

(d) the 33 other judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.

R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 19; R.S., 1985, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 2001, c. 7, s. 11; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 207; 2018, c. 12, s. 299; 2021, c. 23, s. 257; 2022, c. 10, s. 348.

– (DOJ)

Current Justices

(Full complement of 33, including Family) [552]

Name	Jurisdiction	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Justice Martel D. Popescul	N/A	2006 (J) 2012 (CJ)		Sanderson Balicki Popescul Crown Prosecutor (1980 to 1982)	Published criminal decisions (~27)
Janet E. McMurtry [553]		November 16, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Provincial Court Judge (1994 to 2005) Woloshyn and Company Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~69)
Ronald C. Mills [554]	Saskatoon	November 16, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Mills Wilcox Zuk Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~46)
D.B. Konkin [555]	Saskatoon	August 30, 2005	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	McKercher McKercher & Whitmore Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~35)
Timothy J. Keene	Swift Current	~2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~19)
Richard W. Danyliuk [556]	Saskatewan	September 30, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	McDougall Gauley LLP (2001 to 2011) Thorstad Danyliuk McAdam (1987 to 2000) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~50)
L.L. Krogan [557]	Regina	October 5, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~11)
R.W. Elson [558]	Saskatoon	June 7, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	McKercher LLP (1982 to 2013)	Published criminal decisions (~24)
Darin C Chow [559]	Moose Jaw	November 8, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Provincial Court (2012 to 2013)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
DH Layh [560]	Yorkton	June 13, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Layh & Associates (1994 to 2014)	Published criminal decisions (~18)
G.A. Meschishnick [561]	Prince Albert	June 24, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Heather MacMillan-Brown [562]	Saskatoon	February 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Miller Thomson (1997 to 2018)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Meghan McCreary [563]	Regina	February 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	MLT Aikins LLP	Published criminal decisions (~2)
K.L. Zerr [564]	Saskatoon	May 11, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Crown Attorney Called to bar (~1994)	Published criminal decisions (~6) (as of the end of Dec 2022)
Michael Dennis Tochor [565]	Saskatoon	June 22, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~14) (as of the end of Dec 2022) Published writings
Graeme Mitchell [566]	Regina	September 21, 2018	J. Trudeau	Crown counsel (constitution) Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions (~0) CJC Report
Brenda R. Hildebrandt [567]	Battleford	November 2, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Sole practitioner Gauley & Co (1994 to 2007) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Charlene M. Richmond [568]	Regina	November 2, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Richmond Nychuk (1991 to 2018) Merchant Law Group Called to bar (~1989)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Beverly L. Klatt [569]
Natasha Crooks [570]		May 21, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Provincial court (2018 to 2019) Parole Board (2013 to 2018) Called to bar (~2005)
Neil Robertson [571]			J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
Keith D. Kilback [572]		July 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Kanuka Thuringer LLP Called to bar (1995) U of Sask grad (1994)	published articles
David G. Gerecke		August 9, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Miller Thompson Balfour and Moss Called to bar (1992) U of Sask grad (1990)
Crystal L. Norbeck		June 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Gerrand Rath Johnson LLP
John P. Morrall [573]
Peter T. Bergbusch [574]	Regina	October 31, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Miller Thomson LLP Balfour Moss LLP Called to bar (1996)
Holli A. Kuski Bassett [575]	Regina	October 31, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	McDougall Gauley LLP

Supernumerary Justices

Name	Location	Duration	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Grant M. Currie [576] [577]	Saskatoon	February 25, 2005	Martin	Robertson Stromberg Pedersen Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~46)
Janet E. McMurtry [578]		November 16, 2005	Martin	Provincial Court Judge (1994 to 2005) Woloshyn and Company Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~69)
B.J. Scherman [579] [580]	Saskatoon	March 4, 2011 (Judge) March 5, 2021 (sup.)	Harper	Miller Thomson LLP Called to bar (1973)	Published criminal decisions (~43)
Jerome A. Tholl [581] [582]	Family	2013			Published criminal decisions Appointed to SKCA (2019)
Catherine L. Dawson	Regina	~1995 (Judge) November 1, 2018 (sup) [583]			Published criminal decisions (~67)
M.D. Acton		December 1, 2017 (sup.) [584]			Published criminal decisions (~47)
Gerald Norman Allbright [585]		1995 (Judge) August 2016 (Sup)		Halyk, Allbright Director of the Saskatchewan Community Legal Services Commission Kirkby & Allbright	Published criminal decisions (~73)
Mona Lynn Dovell [586]		November 5, 1997 (Judge) December 31, 2016 (Sup.)		Halyk, Dovell, Morrison (1984 to 1997) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~30)
Neil G. Gabrielson [587]		November 16, 2005 - Febuary 28, 2018 (sup.) [588]	Martin	McKercher McKercher and Whitmore Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions (~70)
Frederick J. Kovach [589]		November 18, 1998	Chrétien	MacPherson, Leslie & Tyerman Crown attorney Woloshyn & Cawood Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions (~28)
Allisen R. Rothery			? (Judge) December 2015 (sup)		Published criminal decisions (~86)
R. Shawn Smith [590]		December 16, 2002 (Judge, Family) December 31, 2017 (Sup.)	Chrétien	McDougall Gauley Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions
Ysanne G.K. Wilkinson [591]		1996 - ?	Chrétien	Sanderson & Wilkinson (1978 to 1996) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions

Previous Justices

Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan (Historical)

External links

Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench website

Court Membership
Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
Territorial Courts (YKTC, YKSC, YKCA, NTTC, NTSC, NTCA, NUCJ, NUCA)
Membership of Federal Appointments Committees

SKPC

These tables are adapted from Wikipedia and remain licenced under the same terms and conditions

Current Judges

Name	Location	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Judge J. A. Plemel [592] [593]		October 19, 2009 (Judge) August 2014 (Chief)	Saskatchewan Party (Judge and Chief)	Crown attorney Legal Aid Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions (~13)
Associate Chief Judge M. J. Hinds [594]	Regina	February 2, 2007 (Judge)	NDP (Judge)		Published criminal decisions (~73)
Judge S. Anand [595] (Administrative Judge)	Saskatoon	October 16, 2014			Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge Marylynne Thomas Beaton [596] (Administrative Judge)	Regina	March 20, 2009 (Judge)			Published criminal decisions (~8)
Judge B. Bauer [597] (Administrative Judge for Northwest Region)	North Battleford (ending 2019) Saskatoon	July 17, 2014 (Judge)	Saskatchewan Party		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Bruce D. Henning (Administrative Judge for Facilities and Security)	Regina				Published criminal decisions (~26)
Judge E. Kalenith [598] (Administrative Judge)	Prince Albert	August 29, 2001 (Judge)	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Judge Kim J. Young	Lloydminster				Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge L. A. Halliday	Regina				Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge P. R. Koskie	Yorkton				Published criminal decisions (~14)
Judge B. G. Morgan	Saskatoon				Published criminal decisions (~93)
Judge Sid I. Robinson [599]	La Ronge	March 8, 2000	NDP	Director Legal Aid Legal Aid Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~14)
Judge Robert D. Jackson [600]	Saskatoon	January 26, 2001	NDP	Goldstein Jackson Scharfstein Gibbings (1978 to 2001) Called to bar (~1979)	Published criminal decisions (~58)
Judge Gerald M. Morin [601]	Prince Albert	January 26, 2001	NDP	Pandila, Morin, Nahachewsky Law Office Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge Anna Maria Crugnale-Reid [602]	Regina Moosejaw	May 2, 2002	NDP	Rath Johnson Hart (1983 to 2002) Legal Aid (1982 to 1983) Toews Kaufman Called to bar (~1981)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Ross Gordon Green [603]	Yorkton	March 4, 2004	NDP	Legal Aid (1988 to 2004) Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~68)
Judge Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon [604]	North Battleford	May 6, 2004	NDP	Crown attorney (1995 to 2004) Legal Aid (1992 to 1995) Private practice (1989 to 1992) Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~16)
Judge Lorna D. Dyck [605]	North Battleford (from 2012) Melfort(until 2012)	April 7, 2005	NDP	Crown attorney Pederson, Rourke & Co Crown attorney	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Judge D. John Kovatch [606]	Regina (2018) Moose Jaw	December 16, 2005	NDP	Olive, Waller, Zinkhan and Waller (2004 to 2005) Mitchell Ching (1979 to 2004) Legal Aid (~1978 to 1979) Called to bar (~1978)	Published criminal decisions (~74)
Judge Marilyn Gray [607]	Saskatoon	December 14, 2006	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (~1980)	Published criminal decisions (~67)
Judge Hugh M. Harradence [608]	Prince Albert	December 14, 2006	NDP	Harradence Logue Holash Called to bar (~1986)	Published criminal decisions (~50)
Judge Donna C. Scott [609]	Saskatoon	April 27, 2007	NDP	Human Rights Commission (1996 to 2007) Crown attorney private practice (1982 to 1986) Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Judge Felicia M. A. L. Daunt [610] [611]	Prince Albert	September 14, 2007	NDP	Crown attorney (2004 to 2007) Bradley and Lane Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~26)
Judge Brenton Myles Klause [612]	Saskatoon	November 27, 2008	Saskatchewan Party	Crown attorney Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~29)
Judge Quentin Douglas Agnew [613]	Saskatoon	January 8, 2009	Saskatchewan Party	Private practice Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~32)
Judge Morris Mark Baniak [614]	Saskatoon	May 6, 2010	Saskatchewan Party	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Judge Karl Patrick Bazin [615]	Swift Current	March 11, 2011	Saskatchewan Party	MacBean Tessem Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions (~16)
Judge Inez J. Cardinal [616]	Melfort	March 5, 2012	Saskatchewan Party	Crown attorney (1991 to 2012) Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Judge R. Lane	Prince Albert La Ronge	Sept 28, 2012	Saskatchewan Party		Published criminal decisions (~9)
Judge Paul Demong [617]	Regina	December 14, 2012	Saskatchewan Party	Government Insurance (1992 to ?) Rendek McCrank McDougall Gauley Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Judge Kevin A. Lang [618]	Regina	February 28, 2013	Saskatchewan Party	McDougall Gauley Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Judge Shannon Metivier [619]	Saskatoon	April 18, 2013	Saskatchewan Party	McKercher LLP (1993 to 2013) Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Judge James F. Rybchuk [620]	Regina	April 26, 2013	Saskatchewan Party	McDougall Gauley Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~14)
Judge Patrick Anthony Reis [621]	Regina	November 29, 2013	Saskatchewan Party	Legal Aid Called to bar (1984)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Janet E. McIvor [622]	Meadow Lake	February 13, 2014	Saskatchewan Party	Crown attorney Legal Aid (1990) Pederson, Rourke and Pinch Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Miguel F. Martinez [623]	Meadow Lake	February 27, 2014	Saskatchewan Party	Politeski, Strilchuk and Milen MacDonald, Dawson and Fabian Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~23)
Judge Lane Wiegers [624]	Regina (2018) Estevan	March 27, 2014	Saskatchewan Party	Director of Prosections (2011 to 2014) Crown attorney Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Byron Wright [625]	Saskatoon	March 27, 2014	Saskatchewan Party	PPSC Crown attorney (1998 to 2014) Private practice Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions
Judge Michelle Marquette [626]	Wynyard	December 18, 2014	Saskatchewan Party	Sole practitioner (2006 to 2014) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Vanessa Monar Enweani [627]	Saskatoon	July 23, 2015	Saskatchewan Party	MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman Called to bar (~1994)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Steven Schiefner [628]	Prince Albert	November 12, 2015	Saskatchewan Party	Labour Relations Board Moose Jaw city solicitor private practice Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Judge Daryl Rayner [629]	Moose Jaw	November 25, 2016	Saskatchewan Party	Ass. Deputy AG Director of Prosecutions Crown attorney Called to bar (~1984)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Marilyn Penner [630]	Saskatoon	January 13, 2017	Saskatchewan Party	WMCZ Lawyers Private practice McKercher McKercher Laing and Whitmore Called to bar (~1994)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Donna Taylor [631]	Yorkton	March 10, 2017	Saskatchewan Party	Leland Campbell LLP Private practice Eggum Abrametz Mills and Zuk Called to bar (~1983)	Published criminal decisions
Judge Michelle Baldwin [632]	Meadow Lake	June 9, 2017	Saskatchewan Party	Crown attorney Federal DOJ, civil Called to bar (~2007)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Judge Robert Mackenzie [633]	La Ronge	June 23, 2017	Saskatchewan Party	Crown attorney (2006 to 2017) Legal Aid Sandtrom and Scott Called to bar (~1986)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Lloyd Stang [634]	Melfort	September 1, 2017	Saskatchewan Party	Crown attorney (1998 to 2017) Called to bar (~1993)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Natasha Crooks [635]	Saskatoon	March 23, 2018	Saskatchewan Party	Federal DOJ Called to bar (2005)	Published criminal decisions
Judge Mary McAuley [636]	Prince Albert La Ronge (prev.)	March 23, 2018	Saskatchewan Party	Private practice (2012 to 2018) Crown attonrey Called to bar (~2006)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Erin Layton [637]	La Ronge	November 2, 2018	Saskatchewan Party	Legal Aid Eisner Mahon Burningham Called to bar (~2000)	Published criminal decisions
Brian Hendrickson [638]	Moose Jaw	November 23, 2018	Saskatchewan Party	Crown Attorney Director of Sheriff’s Services Rendek McCrank Called to bar (~1982)	Published criminal decisions
Michelle R. Brass [639]	Estevan	November 23, 2018	Saskatchewan Party	Brass Law Office Justice Canada Provincial MoJ Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions
Noah Evanchuk [640]		June 28, 2019		Andrews Benko and Associates Called to bar (~2005)	Published criminal decisions
Murray Pelletier [641]	North Battleford	June 28, 2019		Called to bar (~2008)	Published criminal decisions
Thomas Healey [642]		August 2, 2019		Crown attorney (2005 to 2019) Mills, Wilcox and Zuk (1997 to 2005) Called to bar (~1995)	Published criminal decisions
Michael Segu [643] [644]	Meadow Lake	November 29, 2019		Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions
Jeffrey Lubyk [645]	Prince Albert	February 10, 2021		Crown Attorney (2006 to ?) Legal Aid (2000 to 2006) U Sask grad (1998)
Lynn Hintz [646]	Yorkton	September 10, 2021		PPSC Crown (2004 to 2005) U of Sask grad (2003)
Bradley Shane Mitchell [647]	Saskatoon	November 5, 2021		McDougall Gauley called to bar (2008)
Dorinda Mae Stahl [648]		November 5, 2021		Crown Attorney (2008 to ?) Called to bar (2006)
Derek Charles Maher [649]	Yorkton	February 7, 2022		Securities Commission (2021 to 2022) Crown attorney (2013 to 2021) Kanuka Thuringer LLP (2000 to ?) Called to bar (1997)

Part-time

Name	Location	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details

Previous Judges

Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (Historical)

External links

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British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
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MBCA

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba

16 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Manitoba and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of Manitoba, $371,400;

(b) the six Judges of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 16R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 5, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 3; 2001, c. 7, s. 8; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2009, c. 19, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 2102017, c. 20, s. 204; 2022, c. 10, s. 345

– (DOJ)

Manitoba Pop. (2021): 1.3 million

Current Justices

#	Name	Appointed	Nominated By	Position Prior to Appointment	Other Details
1	Marianne Rivoalen	May 31, 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Federal Court of Appeal (2018 to 2023) Family Court QB (2005 to 2018)
2	Diana Cameron [650]	November 2, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Queen's Bench (February 4, 2011) Crown counsel, constitutional (2004 to 2011) Crown attorney (1989 to 2004) Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions
3	William Burnett [651]	March 8, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Queen's Bench (February 4, 2011) Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions
4	Christopher J. Mainella [652]	July 1, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Queen's Bench (October 5, 2012 to 2013) PPSC (1995 to 2012)	Published criminal decisions
5	Jennifer Ann Pfuetzner [653]	June 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Queen's Bench (October 10, 2014) Taylor McCaffrey LLP (2009 to 2015) Dickson MacGregor Appell LLP (2002 to 2009) BMO Nesbitt Burns (2001 to 2002) Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (1993 to 2000) Called to bar (~1994)	Published criminal decisions
6	Janice leMaistre [654]	June 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Provincial Court (November 23, 2006) Crown attorney (1992 to 2006) Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions

Supernumerary

Name	Appointed	Nominated By	Position Prior to Appointment	Other Details
Karen I. Simonsen [655]	August 31, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Manitoba Queen's Bench (2004 to 2018) Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Lori T. Spivak [656]	March 26, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Queen's bench (2005 to 2019) Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Holly C. Beard	September 9, 2009 (Judge) January 1, 2019 (sup)	Harper	Queen's Bench (November 27, 1992)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Marc Monnin	February 3, 2011 (Judge) Sept 1, 2016 (sup.) [657]	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (March 26, 2003)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Freda M. Steel (Supernumerary)[658][659]	February 28, 2000	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (October 3, 1995) Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions

Previous Judges

Manitoba Court of Appeal (Historical)

External links

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Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
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MBQB

(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of October 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba

16 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Manitoba and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba are as follows:
[omitted (a) and (b)]

(c) the Chief Justice, the Senior Associate Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and

(d) the 31 puisne judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.

R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 16R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 5, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 3; 2001, c. 7, s. 8; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2009, c. 19, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 2102017, c. 20, s. 204; 2022, c. 10, s. 345

– (DOJ)

Manitoba Pop. (2021): 1.3 million
Pop. per Justice: ~59k

Current Justices

See also: Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Previous Justices)

Name [660][661][662]	Jurisdiction	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Justice Glenn D. Joyal [663] [664]	General	June 22, 2007 (Judge) 2011 (Chief)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (Judge & Chief)	Provincial Court	Published Criminal Decisions (~37)
Associate Chief Justice Shane Perlmutter	General	February 3, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)		Published Criminal Decisions (~25)
Joan G. McKelvey	General	September 27, 2001	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~62)
Shawn D. Greenberg	General	October 28, 2003	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~89)
Robert G. Cummings [665]	General	July 31, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Provincial Court Judge (1994 to 2008) private practice Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~33)
Christopher W. Martin [666]	General	January 22, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Sole practitioner (2007 to 2009) United Grain Growers Ltd (1994 to 2007) Wolch, Pinx, Tapper, Scurfield (1983 to 1994) Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~55)
Robert Dewar	General	September 9, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Richard Saull [667]	General	February 10, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Crown attorney Called to bar (1979) U of M	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Gerald Chartier	General	September 30, 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)		Published criminal decisions (~9)
Herbert Rempel [668]	General	March 7, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Family Division (Dec 2, 2011 to 2013) Pullan Kammerloch Frolingerin Called to bar (1988)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Sheldon W. Lanchbery [669]	General	June 6, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	sole practitioner (1981 to 2013) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
James G. Edmond [670]	General	October 1, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Thompson Dorfman Sweatmann LLP Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Victor E. Toews [671]	General	March 7, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Member of Parliament (1995 to 2013) Director of Constitutional Law (1987-1991) Crown Attorney (1977-1979) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~41)
Sadie Bond [672]	General	April 11, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	PPSC Crown Maureen Forestell Legal Aid Called to bar (~1996)	Published criminal decisions (~11)
Sandra Zinchuk [673]	General	February 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Monk Goodwin LLP (1995 to 2015) Called to bar (~1995)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
David J. Kroft [674]	General	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Fillmore Riley LLP (1990 to 2016) Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Candace Grammond [675]	General	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Pitblado LLP (1999 to 2016) Called to bar (1999)	Published criminal decisions (~1) Judicial Questionnaire
Scott Abel [676]	Brandon	December 19, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Paterson Patterson Wyman and Abel Sinclair and Associates Called to bar (1997)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
R Kenneth Champagne [677]	Winnipeg	April 4, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Provincial Court (2005 to 2018) Crown attorney (1994 to 2005) Called to bar (1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire
Jeffrey F. Harris [678]	Winnipeg	October 9, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Myers LLP (aboriginal) (1996 to 2018) Keyser, Harris Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Shauna McCarthy [679]	Winnipeg	June 27, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Anne Turner [680]	Winnipeg	June 27, 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	PPSC Crown Called to bar (2003)	Published criminal decisions (~0)

Family Division

(Full complement of 13)

Name	Jurisdiction	Appointed	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Justice Robert B. Doyle	Family	February 28, 2000	Chrétien		Published criminal decisions
Justice Marilyn E. Goldberg	Family	July 16, 2002 (Judge) July 16, 2017 (sup.)	Chrétien		Published criminal decisions
Justice A. Catherine Everett	Family	November 22, 2006	Harper		Published criminal decisions
Justice Michael A. Thomson	Family	June 1, 2007	Harper		Published criminal decisions
Justice William Johnston	Family	July 30, 2009	Harper		Published criminal decisions
Justice Joan MacPhail [681]	Family	January 22, 2009	Harper	Director of Family Law Branch of provincial DOJ (1989 to 2009)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Gwen Hatch	Family	June 6, 2013	Harper		Published criminal decisions
Justice Allan Dueck	Family	May 9, 2014	Harper	Mercier Dueck (2005 to 2014) Gould Gosner (1997 to 2005)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Kaye Dunlop	Family	June 19, 2015	Harper	Kaye E. Dunlop, Q.C. Law Office (1984 to 2015)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Regan Thatcher	Family	June 19, 2015	Harper	Regan Thatcher Law Office (2002 to 2015)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Lore Mirwaldt	Family	October 20, 2016	J. Trudeau	Mirwaldt & Gray (1986 to 2016)	Published criminal decisions
Connie F. Petersen [682]	Winnipeg, Family	October 9, 2018	J Trudeau		Published criminal decisions
Annette J.R. Horst [683]	Winnipeg, Family	October 9, 2018	J Trudeau		Published criminal decisions

Supernumerary Justices

The following justices have elected supernumerary status:

Name [684] [685] [686]	Appointed	Supernumerary	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Justice Colleen Suche	July 16, 2002 (Judge) November 19, 2018 (sup.)		Chrétien		Published criminal decisions (~83) May 4, 2020
Justice Carr	December 14, 2006				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Justice Goodman	December 14, 2006				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Justice Kennedy	December 21, 2004				Published criminal decisions
Justice Clearwater	July 10, 2007				Published criminal decisions (~8)
Nathan Nurgitz	June 22, 2004				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sylvia Guertin-Riley [687]	September 16, 2006			Family Divison (1995 to 2006) Riley, Orle, Guertin, Born (1988 to 1995) Schwartz, McJannet & Co Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Justice John A. Menzies	August 7, 1996				Published criminal decisions (~45)
Justice Donald M. Little	February 10, 1998 (Family) March 2, 2017 (sup.)				Published criminal decisions (~0)
Justice Laurie P. Allen	October 6, 1998				Published criminal decisions
Brenda L. Keyser [688]	October 3, 1995				Published criminal decisions (~47)
Justice Frank Aquila					Published criminal decisions (~2)
Justice Deborah J. McCawley	September 17, 1997				Published criminal decisions
Justice D.N. Abra		~2007 (Judge) July 10, 2017 (Sup.)			Published criminal decisions (~17)

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Current Judges

(Full complement of 41)

Name	Judicial Centre	Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Judge Margaret I. Wiebe		Decebmer 12, 2012 (Judge) July 10, 2016 to July 9, 2023 (Chief)	NDP (Judge) PC (CJ)		Published criminal decisions (~7)
Associate Chief Judge John P. Guy	Winnipeg	May 15, 1989 October 18, 2013 to October 17, 2020 (Ass. Chief)	PC		Published criminal decisions (~6)
Associate Chief Judge Anne Krahn [689] [690]		June 5, 2013 (Judge) Sept 9, 2015 to Sept 8, 2022 (Ass. Chief)	NDP (Judge and Ass. Chief)	Crown attorney Called to bar (~1991)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Shauna Hewitt-Michta	Brandon	January 29, 2009 (Judge) August 2, 2013 to August 1, 2020 (Ass. Chief)	NDP (Judge and Ass. Judge)		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Brian M. Corrin	Winnipeg	March 4, 1988	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~70)
Heather R. Pullan	Winnipeg	December 21, 1994	PC		Published criminal decisions (~9)
Brent D. Stewart [691]	Winnipeg	April 15, 1998	PC	Hoeschen and Stewart Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~10)
Sidney B. Lerner [692]	Winnipeg	August 4, 1999	PC	Crown attorney Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Mary Kate Harvie [693]	Winnipeg	July 26, 2000 (Judge) September 18, 2002 - ? (Ass. Chief)	NDP (Judge)	Myers Weinberg	Published criminal decisions (~28)
John Combs [694]		March 26, 2003	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Murray Thompson [695] [696]	Thompson	March 26, 2003 August 2, 2006 to August 1, 2014 (ACJ)	NDP (Judge) NDP (ACJ)	McDonald, Thompson, Huberdeau	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Kelly Moar [697]	Winnipeg	April 13, 2005	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1997)	Published criminal decisions (~20)
Christine Harapiak [698]	Dauphin	April 13, 2005	NDP	Manitoba Justice Family Law Branch Hawkins & Sanderson Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~16)
Robin A. Finlayson [699]	Winnipeg	February 1, 2006	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions (~3)
Catherine Carlson	Winnipeg	November 23, 2006	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~19)
Rodney Garson [700]	Winnipeg	December 15, 2006	NDP	Justice Canada Manitoba justice	Published criminal decisions (~8)
Doreen Redhead [701]	Thompson	April 4, 2007	NDP	Fox Lake First Nation Keewatin Tribal Council Called to bar (~1987)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Patti-Anne L. Umpherville [702]	Winnipeg	September 17, 2007	NDP	Crown attorney (2003 to 2007) Phillips Aiello Legal Aid Called to bar (~1998)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Carena Roller [703]	Winnipeg	September 17, 2007	NDP	Justice Canada (aboriginal) Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lee Ann M. Martinn [704]	Winnipeg	September 17, 2007	NDP	Aikins MacAulay and Thorvaldson	Published criminal decisions (~25)
Jean McBride [705]	Portage la Prairie	June 18, 2008	NDP		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Tracey M. Lord [706]	Winnipeg	November 19, 2008	NDP	Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Wanda M. Garreck [707]	Winnipeg	November 19, 2008	NDP	Crown attorney Private practice Called to bar (~1991)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Herbert Lawrence Allen [708]	The Pas	January 29, 2009	NDP	Crown attorney Legal Aid Called to bar (~1976)	Published criminal decisions (~12)
Sandra L. Chapman [709]	Winnipeg	August 4, 2009	NDP	Killeen Chapman Called to bar (~1987)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Robert M. Heinrichs [710]	Winnipeg	Sept 1, 2009	NDP	legal aid Called to bar (~1983)	Published criminal decisions (~15)
Malcolm W. McDonald [711]	The Pas	February 3, 2010	NDP	Called to bar (~1983)	Published criminal decisions
Dale C. Schille[712]	Winnipeg	May 19, 2010	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (~1989)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Donald Slough [713]	Dauphin	July 10, 2010	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~17)
Cynthia A. Devine [714]	Winnipeg	July 24, 2012	NDP	Constitutional Law Branch private practice (criminal) Called to bar (~1993)	Published criminal decisions (~70)
Timothy J. P. Killeen [715]	Winnipeg	July 23, 2012	NDP	Killeen Rolston Wiebe Called to bar (~1980)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Donovan Dvorak [716]	Brandon	February 27, 2013	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (~1994)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Dale Harvey [717]	Winnipeg	July 10, 2013	NDP	Crown attorney Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Catherine Hembroff [718]	Thompson	July 16, 2014	NDP	Crown Attorney Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Alain Huberdeau [719]	Winnipeg	September 24, 2014	NDP	Law North LLP Called to bar (~1996)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Ryan Rolston [720]	Winnipeg	December 2014	NDP	Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (~1999)	Published criminal decisions (~11)
Lindy Choy [721]	Winnipeg	June 12, 2015	NDP	Called to bar (~1992)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kael McKenzie [722]	Winnipeg	December 2015	NDP	Crown attorney Chapman Goddard Kagan Called to bar (2006)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Todd Allen Rambow [723]	Thompson	December 07, 2016	PC		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Julie Fredrickson [724]	Winnipeg	February 13, 2018	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kusham Sharma [725]	Winnipeg	February 13, 2018	PC		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Theresa McDonald [726]	The Pas	October 11, 2018	PC	Legal Aid	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Keith Eyrikson [727]	Winnipeg	March 6, 2019		Crown attorney (2002 to 2019)
Victoria Cornick	Winnipeg	August 7, 2019
Antonio (Tony) Cellitti	Winnipeg	August 7, 2019
Stacy Cawley	Winnipeg	November 21, 2019
Geoffrey H. Bayly	Dauphin	February 19, 2020
Christina L. Cheater	Dauphin	February 19, 2020
Cindy Sholdice	Winnipeg	September 30, 2020
Samuel Raposo	Winnipeg	September 30, 2020
Dave Mann	Winnipeg	October 28, 2020
Patrick Sullivan	Brandon	February 4, 2021
Michael Clark [728]	Winnipeg	November 17, 2021		Myers LLP Called to bar (2002)
Rachel Rusen [729]	Winnipeg	November 17, 2021		MLT Aikins LLP (2011 to ?) MLT Aikins LLP (1997 to 1999) Called to bar (1997)
Vincent Sinclair [730]	Thompson	March 10, 2022		Crown Attorney (2010 to ?)
Curtis Briscoe [731]	Thompson	March 23, 2022		private practice Crown attorney private practice Windsor grad (2011)
Lori Ann Hunter				Crown prosecutor Called to bar (2012)
Lisa Watson				Peszko and Watson Roe and Company Called to bar (2010)

Senior / Part-time

Name	Judicial Centre	Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Kathlyn Mary A. Curtis [732]	Winnipeg	February 28, 2001 (Judge) April 13, 2013 (Senior)	NDP	Crown attorney Magistrate	Published criminal decisions (~13)
Judge Robert L. (Rocky) Pollack [733]	Winnipeg	December 15, 2006 (Judge) January 2, 2019 (Senior)	NDP	Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Lynn A. Stannard [734]	Winnipeg	August 4, 1999 (Judge) February 6, 2018 (Senior)	PC	Crown Attorney	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Judge Marva J. Smith [735]	Winnipeg	October 27, 1999 (Judge) August 14, 2012 (Senior)	NDP (Judge)	Constitutional Branch of Manitoba Justice	Published criminal decisions (~12)

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Distribution of Justices

Court of Appeal for Ontario and Superior Court of Justice

12 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of Ontario, $371,400 each;

(b) the 14 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]

R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 12; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 2, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1990, c. 17, s. 29; 1998, c. 30, s. 2; 2001, c. 7, s. 4; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 200; 2018, c. 12, s. 298; 2021, c. 23, s. 255; 2022, c. 10, s. 341.

– Judges Act, (DOJ)

Ontario Pop (2021): 14.7 million
Pop. per Justice: ~588k

Current judges

#	Position / Name	Appointed	Nominated by	Position(s) Prior to Appointment*	Other Details
1	Chief Justice Michael H. Tulloch [736] [737]	June 22, 2012 (Judge) December 19, 2022 (Chief)	Harper (Judge) J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) (Chief)	Superior Court (2003 to 2012) Michael H. Tulloch and Associates (criminal) (1995 to 2003) Crown attorney (1991 to 1995) Called to bar (1991) Osgoode grad (1989)	Published criminal decisions Cases as counsel
2	Associate Chief Justice Michal Fairburn [738] [739]	September 3, 2020 (Assoc) July 18, 2017	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Superior Court (December 16, 2014 to July 18, 2017) Stockwoods (2013 to 2014) Ontario Crown Law Office Called to bar (1992) U of T grad	Published criminal decisions Cases as counsel
3	David H. Doherty	Sept 1, 1990	Mulroney / Campbell (PC)	Superior Court (1988 to 1990) Crown attorney Called to bar (~1974)	Published criminal decisions Cases as counsel
4	Gladys Pardu [740]	November 8, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Superior Court (1991 to 2013) Pardu Macdonald (1976 to 1991) Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions
5	Peter Lauwers [741]	December 14, 2012	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Superior Court (2008 to 2012) Miller Thompson LLP Holden Day Wilson (1990 to 1995) Day, Wilson, Campbell (1980 to 1990) Called to bar (1980) Toronto grad (1978)	Published criminal decisions
6	C. William Hourigan [742]	October 2, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Superior Court (2009 to 2013) Fasken Martineau LLP (1992 to 2009) Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions
7	Katherine van Rensburg [743]	October 2, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Superior Court (2006 to 2013) Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions
8	Mary Lou Benotto [744]	November 8, 2013	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Superior Court (1996 to 2013) Family Court (2001 to 2005) Chapell Bushell Stewart (1978 to 2001) Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions
9	Grant Huscroft [745]	December 16, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Western Law School (Prof) (2002 to 2014) University of Auckland (1992 to 2001)	Published criminal decisions
10	David M Brown [746]	December 16, 2014	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Superior Court (2006 to 2014)	Published criminal decisions
11	Lois Roberts [747]	May 5, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Superior Court (2008 to 2015) Genest Murray LLP (1988 to 2008) Cassels Brock (1987 to 1988)	Published criminal decisions
12	Bradley W. Miller [748]	June 26, 2015	Harper / MacKay (CPC)	Superior Court (2015) University of Western Law School Miller Thompson Lerners Garton & Harris Bell Spagnolo & Co Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions
13	Gary T. Trotter [749] [750]	Octobe 20, 2016	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Superior Court (2008 to 2016) Ontario Court of Justice (2005 to 2008) Queen's University (Prof) (2003 to 2016) Ontario Crown Counsel (1988 to 2000)	Published criminal decisions
14	David M. Paciocco [751]	April 7, 2017	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Court of Justice Professor at University of Ottawa	Published criminal decisions Judicial Questionnaire
15	Alison Harvison-Young [752]	August 31, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Superior Court (2004 - August 31, 2018) Professor at Queen’s University Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions
16	Benjamin Zarnett [753]	November 9, 2018	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Goodmans LLP (1990 to 2018) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions
17	Julie A. Thorburn [754]	June 2019	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Superior Court (September 18, 2006) Cassels Brock Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions
18	Steve A. Coroza [755]	April 6, 2020	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Superior Court PPSC Crown (1998 to 2009) Legal Aid Duty Counsel (1997 to 1998) Called to bar (1997)	Published criminal decisions
19	Lorne Sossin		J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
20	Jonathon George [756]	December 20, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Superior Court (2016 to 2021) Court of Justice (2012 to 2016) Robbins, Henderson and Davis (2001 to 2012) (criminal defence) Called to bar (2001) Western grad (1999)	Published criminal decisions
21	Lise G. Favreau [757]	December 20, 2021	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Superior Court (2017 to 2021) Crown Law Office Civil Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1996 to 2002)	Published criminal decisions
22	Jill M. Copeland [758]	March 28, 2022	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)	Superior Court (December 19, 2017) Court of Justice (2014 to 2017) Ruby & Edwardh Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP Called to bar (1995)	Published criminal decisions Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire Cases as counsel
23	Patrick J. Monahan [759]	May 15, 2023	J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)

Semi-retired Justices

Position / Name	Appointed	Nominated by	Position(s) Prior to Appointment*	Other Details
Ian Nordheimer [760], [761]	Sept 15, 2017 (Judge) September 1, 2022 (sup)	J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib)	Superior Court (1999 to 2017) Counsel with Fraser & Beatty / Dentons LLP	Published criminal decisions
David Watt [762]	October 12, 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Superior Court (1985 to 2007) Crown attorney Called to bar (1972) Queens (1970)	Published criminal decisions
Associate Chief Justice Alexandra Hoy [763]	June 7, 2013 (Assoc.) December, 2, 2011 (Judge)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (Judge)	Superior Court	Published criminal decisions
Kathryn N. Feldman [764]	June 11, 1998 (Judge) January 1, 2020 (Sup.)	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Superior Court (1990 to 1998) Blake, Cassels & Graydon Called to bar (1975)	Published criminal decisions
Paul Rouleau [765]	April 15, 2005 (Judge) September 1, 2019 (sup.)	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Superior Court (2002 to 2005) Heenan Blaikie (2000 to 2002) Genest Murray, DesBrisay, Lamek (1987 to 2000) Cassels Brock & Blackwell (1979 to 1987) Called to bar (1979) UofO grad (1977)	Published criminal decisions Published criminal decisions (SC) (~2)
Sarah Pepall [766]	April 10, 2012 (Judge) April 6, 2018 (sup)	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Superior Court (1999 to 2012) McMillan LLP Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions
Robert J. Sharpe [767]	May 25, 1999	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Superior Court Professor University of Toronto Law School (1976 to 1999)	Published criminal decisions
James C. MacPherson [768]	May 25, 1999 (Judge) January 1, 2017 (sup.)	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Superior Court Dean of Law at Osgoode Law School Executive Legal Officer of the Supreme Court of Canada (1985 to 1988) Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Janet M. Simmons [769] [770]	August 23, 2000	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Superior Court (1999 to 2000) Ontario Court of Justice (1990 to 1999) Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions
Eileen E. Gillese [771]	January 5, 2002 (Judge) January 1, 2017 (Sup.) [772]	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	Superior Court (1999 to 2002) University of Western Law School Dean Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions
Russell G. Juriansz [773]	March 12, 2004	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Superior Court (1998 to 2004) Sole Practitioner (1994 to 1998) Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1987 to 1994) Human Rights Commission (1978 to 1987) Pitman Commission (1976 to 1977) private practice (1974 to 1976) Called to bar (1974) Osgoode grad (1972)	Published criminal decisions Immigrated to Canada April 5, 1955
Jean L. MacFarland [774] ]	November 19, 2004	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	Superior Court (1987 to 2004) Called to bar (1973)	Published criminal decisions

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Court Membership
Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
Territorial Courts (YKTC, YKSC, YKCA, NTTC, NTSC, NTCA, NUCJ, NUCA)
Membership of Federal Appointments Committees

ONSC

See also: Court Membership

(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of October 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal for Ontario and Superior Court of Justice

12 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario are as follows:
[omitted (a) and (b)]

(c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice, $371,400 each; and

(d) the 212 other judges of the Superior Court of Justice, $338,800 each.

R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 12R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 2, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 11990, c. 17, s. 291998, c. 30, s. 22001, c. 7, s. 42006, c. 11, s. 12012, c. 31, s. 2102017, c. 20, s. 2002018, c. 12, s. 2982021, c. 23, s. 2552022, c. 10, s. 341

– Judges Act, (DOJ)

Regions

Regions^[2]
Central East Region	Central South Region	Central West Region	East Region
Barrie Bracebridge Cobourg Durham Lindsay Newmarket Peterborough	Brantford Cayuga Hamilton Hamilton Family Court Kitchener Simcoe St. Catharines Welland	Brampton Guelph Milton Orangeville Owen Sound Walkerton	Belleville Brockville Cornwall Kingston Kingston Family Court L’Orignal Ottawa Napanee Pembroke Perth Picton
Northeast Region	Northwest Region	Southwest Region	Toronto Region
Cochrane Gore Bay Haileybury North Bay Parry Sound Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury Timmins	Fort Frances Kenora Thunder Bay	Chatham Goderich London Sarnia St. Thomas Stratford Windsor Woodstock

Current judges^[3]

(Full complement of 218)

Position / Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Chief Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz [775] [776] [777]		2005 (Judge) December 18, 2013 (Snr J.) June 30, 2019 (Chief)	Chretien (Judge) Harper (Snr J.) J. Trudeau (Chief)	Regional Senior Judge Goodmans LLP (1999 to 2005) Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~1)
Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court	N/A

Central East Region

Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Position / Name	District	Date Appointed	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Regional Senior Judge Michelle Fuerst [778] [779]	Newmarket	2002 (Judge) 2013 (Senior)	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) (Judge)	Gold & Fuerst Called to bar (1981)	Published criminal decisions (~137)
Myrna L. Lack [780]	Whitby	March 1998	Chrétien / McLellan (Lib)	sole practitioner (family) (1986 to 1998) Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Guy P. Di Tomaso [781]	Newmarket	September 26, 2003	Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib)	Heacock & DiTomaso Called to bar (1977)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
Jane Ferguson [782]	Newmarket	May 14, 2004	Martin / Cotler (Lib)	McCarthy Tétrault Crown attorney Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~17)
R. Cary Boswell [783]	Newmarket	December 14, 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Craig Boswell McDermot Mark Scharf, Barrister & Solicitor Called to bar (1990)	Published criminal decisions (~38)
Drew S. Gunsolus [784] Windsor		March 2, 2007	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Staples, Swain & Gunsolus (1982 to 2007) Graham, Wilson and Green (1981 to 1982) Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~22)
J. Christopher Corkery [785]	Toronto	February 20, 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	sole practitioner (1999 to 2008) PPSC Crown Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Cory A. Gilmore [786] [787]	Newmarket	March 2008	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Gilmore and Gilmore (1996 to 2008) Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~4)
Hugh K. O’Connell [788]		June 19, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Deputy Director with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada Called to bar (1989)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
Susan E. Healey [789]		June 19, 2009	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Stewart, Esten (1993 to 2009) Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~41)
Mark L. Edwards [790]	Newmarket	May 2010	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Beard Winter LLP Called to bar (1981) Dalhousie	Published criminal decisions
Michael K. McKelvey [791] [792]		December 2, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~20)
John R. McCarthy [793]		October 21, 2011	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	Will Barristers (2006 to 2011) McCarthy, Bergeron, Rastin, Clifford (1997 to 2006) Ferguson & Boeckle (1993 to 1997) Called to bar (1993)	Published criminal decisions (~25)
Mary E. Vallee [794]	Newmarket	February 8, 2013	Harper / Nicholson (CPC)	HGR Graham LLP (1994 to 2013) Oatley Purser (1990 to 1994) Zwicker, Evans and Lewis (1988 to 1990) Lerner and Associates (1987 to 1988) Called to bar (1987)

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Court Membership

BCCA

Distribution of Judges

Current Justices

Supernumerary

Past Justices

External links

BCSC

Distribution of Judges

Current Justices

Supernumerary

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court

Previous Justices

External links

See Also

BCPC

Districts

Current Justices

Fraser

Interior

Northern

Vancouver

Vancouver Island

Senior Judges (Part-time/Semi-Retired)

Previous Judges

See also

External links

ABCA

Distribution of Judges

Current judges

Supernumerary

Previous Judges

See Also

ABQB

Distribution of Judges

Current Justices

Supernumerary

Former Justices

External links

ABPC

Regions

Present Judges

Edmonton Criminal

Edmonton Family and Youth

Calgary Family and Youth

Civil Division

Edmonton Region

Northern Region

Central Region

Calgary

Southern Region

Part-time / Semi-retired

Previous Judges

External links

SKCA

Distribution of Judges

Justices of the Court

Supernumerary

Former Justices

External links

SKQB

Distribution of Judges

Current Justices

Supernumerary Justices

Previous Justices

External links

SKPC

Current Judges

Part-time

Previous Judges

External links

MBCA

Distribution of Judges

Current Justices

Supernumerary

Previous Judges

External links

MBQB

Distribution of Judges

Current Justices

Current judges^[3]